BORP News and Resources | March 2024 | | |
Image: BORP logo in blue and orange, a stylized drawing of person in a moving wheelchair plus the words BORP adaptive sports and recreation. | |
Revolution Ride, Roll & Stroll on May 12 | |
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Have you been waiting to sign up for the REV? Gotten stuck during registration? We have worked on the registration process to make it smoother for you, and will continue to make improvements. As a thank you for your patience with our new system, we've extended the early sign-up discount to be good through March 21st. Use the code EARLYBIRD to get 50% off the registration fee for the REV.
CLICK HERE to sign up TODAY!
Beloved former BORP Executive Director Rick Spittler will be there and is looking forward to a reunion with some of the originators of this event. We'll be looking back and looking ahead, and celebrating the wonderful mothers and mother figures of BORP.
Fundraising challenge: Don't wait to get started on your REV fundraising - the first three FREE NIGHTS AT THE HYATT have already been claimed! That's right: the first 10 riders to raise $750 get one free night’s stay for Saturday Night, 5/11, at the Hyatt, so that you can roll out of bed and into the REV!
Registration questions? Email development@borp.org.
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A special shout out to our good friends at Lift & Transfer Specialists and Firmographs for being our first REV sponsors of 2024! Do you know a company or local business that should have its logo up here? Please let me know andrew@borp.org | |
Image 1: The Logo for the REV shows a Stylized outline of a person with a cane, a person on a bike, a person on a recumbent cycle, and a person in a wheelchair. They are moving together on a blue road, text reads: 22nd Annual Revolution Ride, Roll & Stroll , Sunday May 12, 2024. Image 2: Logo for Lift & Transfer Specialists, Inc.. Image 3: Logo for FirmoGraphs, business intelligence, applied. | |
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Wheelchair Basketball Tournament on March 23-24. Six teams from around the state competing at James Kenny Community Center. Game play starts at 9:00 AM C'mon down!
CLICK HERE for story and photos
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Keep a lookout for pink detour signs on your way to the Adaptive Cycle Center and call ahead to avoid route confusion - 510-848-2930.
CLICK HERE for story and photos
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Adventures and Outings folks had a wonderful trip to Año Nuevo where Elephant Seal mating was in full swing. Here are some photos from a quieter part of the beach (photo credit Kevin Murphy). CLICK HERE for story and photos.
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BORP's SCI meet-ups are a great way to connect and learn about local SCI resources. Read about our Feb 21st group with Arthur Renowitzky. CLICK HERE for story and photos.
The next meet-up is March 20th. We'll be hearing hear from Nico Kowell, Scuba Instructor with Diveheart.org. CLICK HERE to sign up..
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Image 1: Eleven Wheelchair Basketball team members mugging for the camera on the court.. Image 2. Photo of a Detour sign, with another sign on Day Glow Pick paper that reads "BORP Detour." There is a yellow circle drawn around the BORP sign to point it out. Image 3: Eight folks standing on a boardwalk with dunes and Elephant Seals in the background. Image 4. Craig Neilson NOR CAL SCI logo | |
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House Parties Update
We had another excellent gathering of BORP enthusiasts took place at Board Member Dorene Giacopini and Steve Wilson's home. We're doing one last "House Party" before the REV. This will be a Virtual House Party happening online March 28th from 6:00 - 7:00 PM.
CLICK HERE to sign up!
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Image: Red Invitation with black header that reads, "Virtual House Party." There is a background photo of people talking at a party, with the following text overlaid: "Join BORP Executive Director Emily Seelenfreund online for an evening of conversation and forward planning." | |
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AXIS Dance is holding their 2024 Summer Intensive for disabled, non-disabled and neurodiverse dancers and educators from this June 24th - 28th at UCB Dept. of Theater, Dance & Performance Studies.
Applications close March 31st
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Kelly Brush Foundation Active Fund for people with SCI is accepting applications for Adaptive Sports Equipment grants through April 17
CLICK HERE for more info
| Ability First Sports Camps are accepting sign-ups for their Overnight Sumer Camps, being held in Chico, CA, June 16th through the 22nd 2024 on the Chico State University campus. Click HERE for more information | |
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Local Author, Retired SCI Nurse Practitioner and BORP Supporter Barbara Ridley has a new work of fiction, Unswerving, published this month by University of Wisconsin Press.
The story is informed by her professional experience with input from BORP staff Bonnie Lewkowicz and Cynthia Noonan. CLICK HERE for her website with more info, including a book reading at Books Inc in Berkeley on April 18th.
| Amputees and people living with limb difference will want to check out the free Amputee Soccer Clinic being held in Davis on April 20th. Click the poster for more info. | The Great Bike Giveaway is an annual contest that gives participants the opportunity to win adaptive bikes through votes, raffles and fundraising. | |
Image1: Flyer for Axis Dance Company with a photos of two dancers in a studio reaching up with one hand, one is in a wheelchair, other wheelchair users are in the background. Text reads AXIS Summer Intensive & Teacher Training 2024 June 24-28th, 2024, UC Berkeley, California Apply by March 31st: axisdance.org/summer-intensive. Image 2: Photo of a book with a yellow jacket cover that has a multicolored wheel pattern and the word, "unswerving" written along the arc of the wheel. Other text reads, "Barbara Ridley," and "A novel." Image 3: A blue rectangle with a yellow border and swoosh. Upper left read KBF and there is a photo of two lacrosse players in wheelchairs. Text reads: "The Active Fund. Grants for Adaptive Sports Equipment. Know someone with an SCI that could use a grant? Forward this email to them! " Image 4: AbilityFirst flyer with their logo at the top of the page, and the following text: "Ability First Sports is back to our traditional camp experience in 2024! Explore your abilities through expert coaching and recreational activities. Located in Chico, CA camp is from June 16-22, 2024. Adapted sports include: Archery, Basketball, Cycling, Rugby, Tennis, Waterskiing, Boccia, Goalball. Leisure, recreation, & learning activities include: Game night, Karaoke, Life skill discussions, Rugby game night. All ages are welcome to attend. Youth and adult participants have separate dorms. Adult admittance is limited with guidelines. Camp is for people with physical disabilities who can benefit from beginner to advanced level adapted and wheelchair sports instruction. Camp registration is $1,500. We are hosting multiple fundraising tutorials, scholarships and working with families closely to ensure every participant can join. Interested in learning more? visit abilityfirstsports.org to receive updates about our 2024 summer program." Image 5: Flyer for Free Amputee Soccer Clinic with several named amputee soccer players and logos of event sponsors at the bottom. Image 6: photo of 12 young people in blue life preservers standing on a dock with the Bay in the background. One of them is holding a kayak paddle.. Image 7: Flyer for the Great Bike Giveaway, with a cure photo of a young child with a pink helmet on an adaptive cycle. | |
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BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our mission is to improve the health, independence and social integration of children, youth and adults with physical disabilities and visual impairments through sports, fitness, and recreation programs. www.borp.org
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