By Elle Malcolm Last week I took part in my fourth Tomorrow’s Children event hosted by the Adaptive Sports Foundation. Participants, who are teenage cancer patients from Hackensack University Medical Center learn to canoe and kayak on a nearby lake. This year we had nine participants and a total of eleven volunteers. All […]
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Thoughts of an intern…
By Sean McMahon, ASF Intern There are many benefits to my internship at the Adaptive Sorts Foundation. Being in an office environment and learning about all the logistics that go into running the various programs the ASF offers is a great experience. Being a communications major, I have also enjoyed applying my knowledge in […]
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In July, Bruce Bethards and Steve Cass of Starbucks volunteered at the ASF’s Warriors in Motion paddling program as part of a company wide outreach effort to reach military veterans through their Armed Forces Network. The mission of the Armed Forces Network is to provide support for Starbucks employees who are active duty military or […]
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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin When the snow melts off the mountain and the chairlifts […]
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By Cayla Newkirk For my friends and family back home in Texas it is hard to understand how I can enjoy an internship that is located where the temperature never reaches above freezing. However, with new adventures every day, I sometimes forgot I was so far away from home. This entire internship experience has been […]
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As a part of our online crowdfunding campaign fundraiser for the Warriors In Motion program, we have been fortunate to receive a ton of continued support from high profile names all around the country. We are incredibly fortunate to count Bonnie St. John among some of those supporters. Bonnie has come on board to bring […]
Continue reading "Bonnie St. John joins list of Warriors In Motion Supporters" →Chef Sue Torres Supports Wounded Veterans on International Women’s Day!
As a part of our Warriors In Motion fundraiser currently taking place on Indiegogo, we have decided to bring light to International Women’s Day with our fundraising campaign! The story of how combat takes a toll, both on the women who are fighting overseas and here at home, is rarely covered in the news. We […]
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By Caroline Lynch, ASF Volunteer and Warriors in Motion Coordinator In late October, ASF staff and volunteers, as well as several wounded warriors, took on one of the toughest events of the summer season, the Tough Mudder. We decided to face this event with a team of 7 warriors, 4 volunteers and 7 staff […]
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by Kim Seevers, Staci Mannella’s guide ASF Race Team member Staci Mannella and I recently returned from Down Under where we raced in the season’s first World Cup competitions. We were excited to join the US Paralympics National Team that competed in New Zealand and Australia at the end of August (remember, their winter is […]
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By Rachel Cohen Interning with the Adaptive Sports Foundation has been the experience of a lifetime. After graduating with a business degree and then living abroad, I was still unsure about what I wanted to do. A typical office job has never really inspired me and I’ve always liked helping people. I was introduced to […]
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