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Seattle Adaptive Sports
It's a New Year!
2012
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Funds donated to Seattle Adaptive Sports, a non-profit 503(c)3 could be Tax Deductible and provides practice facilities, equipment, coaches expenses, activities, clinics and events to run our programs. 100% of your donation goes to providing these services for physically disabled youth and adults.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! |
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! | |
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the many volunteers who supported our programs, events and fundraisers
Key Clubs of:
Auburn HS
Riverside Auburn HS
Kentridge HS
Division 32 Kiwanis
Boy Scout Troop 406
Tacoma Rainers
Phoenix Academy
Image the World
Microsoft employees
Boeing employees
Bothell HS Baseball
SCI of Washington
Mercer Island
High School
Edmonds
Community College
Harborview Hospital
Seattle VA Hospital
Seattle Children's Hospital
UW Medical School
and to the support of our Seattle Adaptive Sports coaches, board of directors, families and friends who continue to give so much of yourself to help our programs continue.
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THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR!
Seattle Adaptive Sports would like to extend the warmest of holiday wishes to all our members and supporters. May the New Year bring the best of health and happiness to you and your family.
Without your support of Seattle Adaptive Sports too many youth and adults with physical disabilities would not have been active in sports or recreation, been with friends, or found self-determination from new found skills. We count our many blessings as we go into 2012 to provide another year of sports and recreation to our participates. Because of your support, we were able to:
* Host the Seattle Adaptive Sport Experience sports clinics - the second Saturday of each month,  September - June a hands-on sports clinic provided an opportunity to try out an adaptive sport. The 2011 year introduced sports in wheelchair basketball, quad rugby, power soccer, skiing, cycling, fencing, track/field, goalball, blind judo, and sitting volleyball to over 100 participates. Thank you to Seattle Slam, Rolling Thunder, Outdoors for All, Tacoma Metro Fencing, Seattle King Cobras, Blind Judo Foundation and Seattle Adaptive Sports coaches and athletes for sharing your sport.
* Sponsor four wheelchair basketball teams for youth and adults: Seattle Slick DIII, Seattle Storm Women, Jr Sonics Varsity and Prep/JV youth teams. The Seattle Slick and Jr Sonics Varsity team traveled to their competitions across the country and qualified for the NWBA Nationals in Denver, CO this past April. Here our athletes met others with the same inspiration to be the best. Sports scholarships were given to two of our women players to the University of Illinois, where they are attending while playing wheelchair basketball with the college. Being able to provide this program offers social interaction with peers, building of self-esteem and confidence, development of independence through skill building and teamwork; broadens the awareness of abilities; and provides resources and networking for health and well-being for families.
* Host two wheelchair basketball tournaments: The West Coast Conference Championships brought you th teams from Spokane, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Berkeley and Seattle to qualify for the NWBA National Championships. A great event sponsored by Auburn High School, the Odd Fellows/ Rebekahs, Meridian Kent Kiwanis, Key Clubs of Auburn and Riverside High Schools and Division 32 Kiwanis Clubs.
The Seattle Jam included youth, women and men's teams from Spokane, Tacoma, Portland, Berkeley, Salt Lake  City, Vancouver BC and Seattle for 28 games in two days and over 50 volunteers - the largest combined wheelchair basketball event to hit the Northwest. Our Seattle Storm Wheelchair Team brought together women from the Northwest to play in their new uniforms supplied by the WNBA Seattle Storm. They were looking good!!! A big Thank you to sponsors: Seattle Parks and Recreation, Odd Fellows/Rebekahs, Meridian Kent Kiwanis, Bellevue Healthcare, Varilite, Abilities Unlimited, Image the World photography and all the volunteers for helping make this a fun and competitive event for these amazing athletes. Check out our Facebook page for some great photos of the weekend.
* Support a track program where: nine athletes competed in the Beat the Bridge road race in the pouring rain, on flat tires and freezing cold to come across the finish line winners; our high school athletes competed with their high school track/field teams during the season and competed at the WIAA State Track Championships; and our track coach and soon to be high school senior were off to the University of Illinois Track Camp to pick up tips over the summer.
* Host the 12th Annual Dribble on Wheels Wheelchair Basketball camp, sponsered by the Seattle Thunderbirds  Foundation. The camp included 67 youth and adults learning beginner to advance skills from the University of Alabama's women's wheelchair basketball coach, Matt Buchi. There were 15 new campers brand new to adaptive sports and who have continued on to participate in the sport.
* Host The CREW Youth Social each month with the support of the Camp Casey counselors. This fun social gathering is a highlight for many youth and young adults to hang out with friends and their favorite counselors from Camp Casey. The group plans fun events throughout the year for The CREW to provide peer similar activities together with friends. Past activities have included: a outing to the Pacific Science Center, the Woodland Park Zoo, helping at the Miller CC Children's Christmas Party and an evening event, the Red Dance. Join The CREW Facebook to stay up to date on what's happening. The group meets the second Saturday of each month.
* Support from our community: The students of the Mercer Trade Inc of Mercer Island High School held a fundraiser to bring awareness to our athletes and programs to the Mercer Island/Seattle community. Seattle Adaptive Sports basketball players played a fun game of wheelchair basketball against teachers and students to a crowd of parents, teachers and community. Join us for the next event on April 18th at Mercer Island High School.
A great awareness event was an exhibition of wheelchair basketball for the Cherry Point BP Refinery in Ferndale, WA. By invitation from this Paralympic supporter, BP employees enjoyed learning more about our athletes, watching our teams scrimmage and jumped into a wheelchair to try out the sport. It was a day of great weather, wonderful food, and fun times meeting and mingling with the community. A nice donation for the event was used to carry out our basketball program.
The WNBA Seattle Storm team offered our athletes a fundraising opportunity to attend a game and showcase our athletes during a half-time show. Our players had an opportunity to play their sport before a large crowd, play on a quality court and receive recognition from the audience for their abilities. It was a fun evening with the amazing Seattle Storm fans. Our women's team is Thankful for the support of the WNBA Seattle Storm for our new beautiful uniforms and usage of the Seattle Storm name for the team. |
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What's coming for 2012?
Wheelchair Basketball
Practice continues on Saturday's from noon - 3pm through June at our new location -
Miller Community Center
330 19th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112-5300
Coming to the 2012-2013 basketball season will be the addition of a Championship Division adult team. This team will be open to physically disabled individuals in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Canada) who have met the tryout qualification. This is exciting for our athletes who are looking to be elite athletes, with the closest team for this opportunity in San Francisco or Salt Lake City. More information coming this Spring.
Sled Hockey
By popular demand, coming to the Seattle area is Sled Hockey. This exciting sport will begin soon with a sports clinic to introduce the sport to youth and adults interested in learning more. Teams will be formed with plans for competition with West Coast teams. Seattle Adaptive Sports is in the process of purchasing equipment and locating coaches. Please contact us at info@seattleadaptivesports.org if interested in attending a clinic, volunteering as support staff or coaching.
Sitting Volleyball
A couple of sitting volleyball clinics took place over the past year and grew interest to start a team. Thank you to Shoreline CC volleyball coach, Mark West for offering to coach a team. Come out to support our athlete Sam Surowiec as he trains to help the US National team qualify for the London 2012 Paralympics. This sport is open to physical disabled (popular amputee sport) and able-bodied individuals.
Contact info@seattleadaptivesports.com for more information.
Power Soccer
Seattle Adaptive Sports is very interested in supporting g the powerchair users in the Seattle area and northend. We are looking for a coach and support staff to help support this sport. If you are interested in participating on a team or volunteering with coaching, please contact us at info@seattleadaptivesports.org
Seattle Adaptive Sports Experience
Our monthly sports clinics, held the second Saturday of each month, offer hands on and demonstrations in various adaptive sports offered in the Seattle area. Plan to stop in from 1-3pm, followed by The CREW youth social 3-5pm. Each month will feature a different sport that you can come check out.
PLEASE NOTE: Our location has changed to Miller Community Center, just west of Nova High School (previous location).
Miller Community Center
330 19th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
The CREW Youth Social
The CREW Youth Socials are open to youth and young adults to come hang out in our mentoring program. Supervision is provided by Camp Casey counselors. Organizers: Brian and Cassie Hurley. Sponsored by Seattle Adaptive Sports, the Spina Bifida Association of Washington and the Kiwanis Camp Casey Foundation. Become a fan of The Crew Facebook page for the latest news about upcoming dates.
The CREW Youth Social will take place the second Saturday of each month from 3-5pm, following the Seattle Adaptive Sports Experience clinics. What a great time to have your parents go off shopping or into Seattle for some fun, while you have some of your own with friends....games, food and laughter
PLEASE NOTE: Our location has changed to Miller Community Center, just west of Nova High School (previous location).
Miller Community Center
330 19th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
(please arrive at the front doors on 19th street for all Paratransit users) |
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Join Us On FACEBOOK Keep caught up on the latest news and events by becoming a Seattle Adaptive Sports Facebook friend. Don't forget to catch yourself in the photo album pictures.
Also, become a Facebook fan of Camp Casey and The CREW to keep updated on events and camp dates for our youth. Join the CREW blog at http://thecrewseattle.wordpress.com/ for more information. |
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About Seattle Adaptive Sports
Seattle Adaptive Sports is a not-for-profit organization, tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. SAS promotes, encourages, and simulates the education, socialization, physical development, and normalization of persons with physical disabilities; and to promote public awareness and understanding of the need for recreational sports and amateur competitive athletic opportunities for physically challenged individuals. SAS offers competitive basketball, track/field, sitting volleyball and monthly sports clinics to physically challenged individuals in the Puget Sound region.
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For questions about these events or Seattle Adaptive Sports, please contact
Tami English
Seattle Adaptive Sports
info@seattleadaptivesports.org
www.seattleadaptivesports.org
253-297-5389
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