By Pam Greene, Program Director Each winter for the past 25 years, the Russell R. Huntington Jr. Foundation has sponsored an overnight adventure in the Catskills for teenagers with cancer and other serious illnesses. This February the group of six teens arrived with staff from the Tomorrows Children’s Institute (TCI) at Hackensack Medical […]
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Dralla Foundation Race4All Partners Hit the Course
By Kim Seevers, Program Development and Grants Director The first Race4All inclusive race, generously sponsored by Dralla Foundation, took place March 4th at Windham Mountain as part of the Michael Gray Jr Memorial Race. Adaptive Sports Foundation students partnered with able-bodied counterparts to form teams of two to compete against each other in a dual slalom […]
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The Disabled Sports USA Golden Cup Series memorializes US and World Champion adaptive skier, Diana Golden and is intended to promote the sport of ski racing and snowboarding to athletes with disabilities on the East coast. The Diana Golden Level I race is open to adaptive skiers and snowboarders and takes place on Lower Wheelchair, […]
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The Ride2Live Project is a snowboard experience for teens with autism spectrum disorder. Ride2Live is a program that encourages families of children with ASD to work outside the confines of their normal day to day routine. With the guidance of ASF staff members, parents introduce their child to a number of new experiences. The goal of Ride […]
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In the midst of the devastation of Hurricane Irene here in the Northeast and the resulting day-to-day struggles many of our friends and loved ones face as a result of the storm, it is comforting to know that we are associated with an organization that has a mission to help people heal and change their […]
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The ASF building is fine as are all the ASF employees. We came through Hurricane Irene and the floods relatively unscathed and we are very fortunate that all of our employees and their homes are safe. The ASF is still without power which is prohibiting us from sending out a blast email because we can’t […]
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“You’re not going to catch me trying to wrap my foot around my head.” “Yoga? No way. I don’t bend like that.” “Me? Do yoga? You’ve got to be kidding.” These are some typical comments people make when presented with the opportunity to practice yoga. However, in the last few years people of varying ages, […]
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The weather on Saturday was ideal for a race, partly cloudy with temperatures in the low 80’s and moderate humidity. People registered with ASF to run the course met at the ASF lodge for check in that included signing a safety waiver. I loved the section of the waiver that said you will be exposed […]
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When: Friday, August 5th Where: Sunny Hill Resort, Greeneville, NY Time: 2 – 6:00PM The ASF, in partnership with the Paralympic Committee, is hosting a Paralympic Experience Day on August 5th. Join us and learn about sports available to people with disabilities. A U.S. paralympian will be on hand to share his experiences with the […]
Continue reading "Join us for ASF Paralympic Sports Club Day" →ASF ends the season with the Ralph Hartman Tribute Race
70 racers and over 160 volunteers made the Hartman Race a spectacular, fun and celebratory final event for the 2010-11 ASF winter season. The fun race was set up on the lower half of Windham Mountain’s trail, Whiteway. Competitors ranged from mono-skiers, bi-skiers, and 4 trackers to snowboarders and skiers with cognitive disabilities. A great […]
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