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University receives grant for DisAbilities Sports Festival
Posted by
JLoThursday, August 11, 2011
Our Quality of Life Grants Program awards everything from arts and dance programs to assistance dogs. Here is what Cal State San Bernardino is doing with their most recent Quality of Life Grant they received totaling, $9,900.
CSUSB will host its fifth annual DisAbility Sports Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1. The event is free and will feature 22 sports, with most events being coached by current and former medal-winning Paralympians and military veterans.
Participants of all abilities can participate in basketball (wheelchair and stand-up), tennis (wheelchair and stand-up), wall climbing (all abilities), swimming (all abilities), kayaking (all abilities), martial arts (all abilities), track and field, motor skills activities, wheelchair obstacle course, quad rugby, goal ball (blind sport for all to try), beep baseball, golf, soccer, wheelchair lacrosse, dance, cycling/hand cycling (organizers will have tandem, single and hand bikes for all abilities), archery and sit-volleyball.
“We greatly appreciate the support that the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has given us over the years,” said Aaron Moffett, professor of kinesiology at CSUSB and director of the festival. “Through their support, we have been able to purchase adapted equipment, which can be incredibly expensive, increase the number of participants to 700 athletes, and ensure that our program stays free for all participants.”
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