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Are you ready for a sunny and active summer? Let us help! We offer summer activities including cycling, archery, aquatics, water sports, hippotherapy, therapeutic horseback riding and day camps! And we still have some room in our activities so head to our website and REGISTER TODAY!
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Join our dynamic team! We currently have two positions open at the NAC. Download the job descriptions for more information: Program Manager (Military Programs) and Finance & Business Office Coordinator
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 June 4, 2011 marked the 3rd Annual Barn Party at the Bronfman Family Recreation Center & Ranch, supporting our Equestrian Program. Well over 300 individuals attended the festivities. Attendees enjoyed some sunshine, riding demonstrations, gunny sack race, petting zoo, mechanical bull riding, delicious food and some amazing silent and live auction items. Thank you to all that attended. A special thanks to our sponsors: Ernst & Young, Bandits' Grill & Bar, The New West Country Store, the Fredston-Hermann Family, Rena Jordan and Mike Henderson. Thank you! 2011 Barn Party Photos
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 This week was the start of our Summer Day Camp programs! If you have not registered yet, don't worry! Openings are still available for Discovery Camps and Camp Giddy Up! Open camps include:
- Pathfinders June 27-July 1
- Intro Camps (ages 6-9) July 6-8
- Overnight Crusaders (ages 15-25) July 11-15
- Siblings Camps July 18-20
- Pathfinders July 27-29
For full camp information, visit us ONLINE!
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The NAC is looking for volunteers to help support the first annual Women Rock Triathlon! Thinking about trying one yourself someday? What better way to prepare for your first triathlon then working behind the scenes and seeing how it all works. You don't have to be a master triathlete or swimming to volunteer; we want everyone to join in on the fun! If you would like to be apart of this exciting event on Saturday, July 2nd, please email volunteer@discovernac.org.
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Please take a moment to complete our first ever organization wide participant/member survey. After more than 25 years of serving people of all ages and abilities in our adaptive and therapeutic recreation programs, we want and need your direct feedback so we can continue to serve you in the best possible way. Your experience with the NAC is invaluable and your answers will help guide us in our efforts to continually improve as we embark on the next 25 years. Thank you so much for taking the time (about 5 to 10 minutes) to provide us with your candid thoughts. Don't forget to enter the sweepstakes to win up to $250 in program fees at the end of the survey! Membership Survey
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 Registration is now open for our 2011 Summit Challenge bike ride on August 27th, 2011! Ride 15, 50 or 100 miles in support of the NAC. You can also fundraise by using a nifty free online fundraising tool. Create your own page and tell your story to family, friends and co-workers of why you love the NAC!
REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT CHALLENGE TODAY
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Therapeutic riding, Hippotherapy, and Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL) take place year round. All three programs offer highly effective therapy for individuals with a cognitive, behavioral, or physical disability, while therapeutic riding and Hippotherapy have been proven to be particularly effective with children. We still have some opportunities for participants to come experience the magic of our Equestrian Programs! Download information for our current openings: Equestrian Openings
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The summer has officially kicked off and we have good news! We are seeking more participants to fill some spots in our Cycling, Archery and Aquatics programs. The warm weather has finally arrived and we want you to take advantage by getting active. Come take a spin on a cycle, jump in and cool off with our aquatics program or take aim in archery. For a look at what times and days we have openings, download current openings HERE.
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ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE & PARALYMPIC EXPERIENCE
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 WHEN: JULY 16, 2011
TIME: 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Come see the facilities at the National Ability Center and meet Paralympic athletes Greg Shaw and Andrea Thompson! Come learn about the NAC and the Paralympics. We will have pony rides for kids, our rock climbing wall will be open as well as our high ropes course! For more information download our Open House flyer!
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This year the NAC program services directed towards wounded veterans and injured members of the armed services has grown more than 400%. To learn more about the positive impact the NAC is having on the lives of soldiers and their families take a listen to KPCW's community voices program featuring the NAC's partnership with the Community Based Warrior Transition Unit.
The National Ability Center was also proud to host Congressman Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico last month. Congressman Lujan was on-site to witness first-hand the success of NAC's military partnerships with soldiers from New Mexico participating during in a variety of NAC's signature adaptive programs.
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