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Florida competitors are preparing to shine in front of the home crowd during the 33rd National Veteran Wheelchair Games set for July 13-18 in Tampa. One of them is St. Petersburg resident Laura Schwanger, a U.S. Army Veteran who overcame multiple sclerosis and breast cancer to become a wheelchair athlete and paralympian. Tampa, FL (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Many Florida Veterans who are wheelchair users have waited for years to participate in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. This year,...
Twenty developmentally disabled teens and young adults from New York and New Jersey will gather at the Frost Valley YMCA near Claryville in New York’s Catskill Mountains June 6-9 to participate in the 2013 Adventure Team Challenge at Frost Valley from World T.E.A.M. Sports. Claryville, New York (PRWEB) June 05, 2013 Twenty developmentally disabled teens and young adults from New York and New Jersey will gather in New York’s Catskill Mountains June 6-9 to participate in the 2013...
NOTE TO EDITORS: High Definition video available for download at http://www.sendtonews.com?SK=JqOVIIxvX2 TORONTO, May 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Before a sold out crowd this evening at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre, the Canadian Paralympic Committee celebrated champions past and present at the Paralympic Hall of Fame and Sport Awards Ceremony. Honored in person tonight were the six 2013 inductees, announced last month, in to the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame:...
Canadian Paralympic Committee announces recipients of the 2013-14 Para-Equipment Fund and Recruitment Program Fund OTTAWA, May 9, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Paralympic Committee is pleased to announce the 2013-14 recipients of the Para-Equipment Fund, supported by Invacare Canada, as well as the Recruitment Program Fund. Both funds are supported by the Government of Canada's Sport Support Program. The Para-Equipment Fund (PEF) delivers grants of up to $5,000 to national and...
Respected sport executive brings experience from multiple leadership roles OTTAWA, April 24, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Paralympic Committee is proud to announce that Karen O'Neill will lead the organization as Chief Executive Officer effective June 3, 2013. A highly-respected senior executive in Canada's sports community, O'Neill has extensive experience in multiple leadership roles. Currently CEO of Field Hockey Canada - a position she has held since 2009 - O'Neill was...
OTTAWA, April 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Talent, commitment and leadership are being celebrated today as the Canadian Paralympic Committee announces the selection of six outstanding individuals to the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame. Athletes Robert Easton, Jennifer Krempien and Tim McIsaac; coach Tim Frick; and builders Janet Dunn and John Howe will be officially introduced at the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony May 10 in Toronto. "The amazing...
OTTAWA, April 11, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Paralympic Committee is overjoyed at the news that the late wheelchair racing pioneer André Viger has been selected to the Class of 2013 for the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Viger competed at five Paralympic Games between 1980 and 1996, winning three gold medals, four silver and three bronze. He was the first Canadian to win a medal at a Paralympic demonstration event, with a bronze in the 1,500 metres during the Olympic Games in Los...
The Filthy Crickets "good time" rock and roll band will play a special benefit April 6 on Long Island benefiting the American Portfolios Team in World T.E.A.M. Sports' April 26-28 Face of America bicycle ride honoring disabled veterans. Holbrook, New York (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 One of Long Island’s most engaging rock and roll bands will host a dance party fundraiser April 6 in Westhampton Beach, New York to benefit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ April 26-28 Face of America...
OTTAWA, April 2, 2013 /CNW/ - It is with great respect and admiration that the Canadian Paralympic Committee celebrates the career of para-alpine ski great Viviane Forest, who announced her retirement from competition recently - and wishes her well in her next chapter of life. Forest was the first Canadian woman to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. The 33-year-old skier with a visual impairment from Edmonton, Alta. is a three-time Paralympic gold...
Team Canada Chef de Mission Ozzie Sawicki inspects venues, gauges progress of 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Russia SOCHI, Russia, March 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Venue visits, detailed questioning and a spirit of collaboration marked the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Chefs de Mission Seminar that finished today in Sochi, Russia. Team Canada Chef de Mission Ozzie Sawicki was among representatives of 36 National Paralympic Committees to receive updates on preparations for the...
