By Kim Seevers, Program Development and Grants Director The Adaptive Sports Foundation’s annual Warriors in Motion Learn to Ski & Ride event is typically visited by dignitaries from around New York and this year was no different. Veterans and their families were greeted by the Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York Kathy Hochul as […]
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Magic Boots and Magical Instructors
By Kim Seevers, Program Development and Grants Director In the not-for-profit world it’s all about giving back. This usually comes in a human form; a volunteer, a donor, a board member, or a grant maker. Sometimes however, something unexpected comes along that tips the scales of student learning in favor of success. At ASF, we’ve been […]
Continue reading "Magic Boots and Magical Instructors" →Young professionals organize for Adaptive Sports Foundation
The Adaptive Sports Foundation’s Young Professionals Club is a group of current volunteers, former volunteers, and young professionals ages 18 – 35 who are raising awareness for the Adaptive Sports Foundation. The group was founded in 2016 by a set of individuals with the goal to extend the arm of the ASF into the young […]
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By Russ Funk, ASF Race Team Coordinator & Head Coach This year the ASF Race Team had three athletes attend the Hartford Ski Spectacular Race Camp November 29th-December 4th. Hosted by Disabled Sports USA in Breckenridge, Colorado, the Hartford Ski Spectacular is one of the nation’s largest winter sports festivals for people with disabilities […]
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My name is Dawn Macomber, I am 45 years old, mom, hobby chicken farmer, 100% disabled, service connected, Army veteran from Derry, NH. I have Cauda Equina Syndrome with incomplete paraplegia. I was able to participate in the ASF’s Warriors In Motion® bobsled clinic at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY this past […]
Continue reading "A path to TEAM USA" →Decades of volunteerism
Over 280 volunteers represent the backbone of the Adaptive Sports Foundation’s winter program. These amazing individuals perform a variety of duties for us including, but definitely not limited to, ski and snowboard instruction, lunch service, equipment maintenance, shuttle service and much more! Many of our volunteers have been with us each winter for over two and three decades. Three families have three […]
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By Jon Jon Sarubbi, ASF Volunteer Snowboard Instructor For the past several years, I have spent my winter weekends in Windham, New York volunteering with the Adaptive Sports Foundation. Most teenagers would not think of volunteering as the best way to spend their weekends (you have to get up and out the door before 8am!), […]
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For the ninth year, the Adaptive Sports Foundation (ASF)’s Warriors in Motion™ program hosted a two day event for injured United States servicemen and women. The ASF brought 16 severely wounded warriors and their families to Burden Lake located in Rensselaer County, New York on August 13th and 14th. Injuries included amputation, spinal cord injuries, […]
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By Steffanie Accorsi, ASF Summer Intern This week I was lucky enough to be a leader of the Tomorrows Children’s Fund event at the Adaptive Sports Foundation, where teens with cancer from Hackensack Medical Center visit the ASF for a few days of kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, mini golf, and good old fashion outdoors R&R. […]
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By Chris Brower, ASF Building and Equipment Supervisor This past June, Geoff Krill of Eastern Adaptive Sports and I were part of a panel discussion concerning adaptive mountain biking for ski areas at the National Ski Area Association (NSAA) Downhill Bike Park Summit. We shared the panel with Janet Zeller of the USFS and Dave […]
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