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~ Get Well wishes to STRIDE Athlete, Nick Trova in the hospital

~ Deepest sympathy to the reindeer that our CEO hit going home from work!

~Get well wishes to Warrior ski coach Kevin Binkley and quick recovery .

~ Thanks to Warrior John Cameron for his volunteer weekly office volunteer work.

Get Well wishes to Rob Jahn!

We've started a new column to highlight the impact that STRIDE has on lives, called STRIDE Moments . We would love to hear your stories to blog about! Contact [email protected] to share!

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This month's feature story Colin and Kevin: Kings of the Mountain

Colin and Kevin ride the ski lift at Jiminy Peak. STRIDE was founded in 1985 as an adaptive sports program designed to educate and empower children with special needs.

We expanded our mission a little over a decade ago to include another group of individuals struggling with physical and mental challenges – Wounded Warriors. Looking back now, the potential of integrating the two groups seems obvious, but STRIDE’s warrior and youth programs initially ran independent of each other.. READ MORE HERE.....

~ 2 new laptop computers

~ Living Room furniture set for the Warrior lounge

~2 Corelle dish sets with coffee cups (12)

~ 3 flatware sets and utensils; serving dishes

~ Paper products!!

~ 2 new small desks; several floor lamps

~25 acoustic ceiling panels for the gym

~20 large clear Tupperware storage bins

STRIDE hosting Level I Adaptive Certification Exam at Jiminy Peak!!!!

We are excited to announce that Disabled Sports USA will provide us with funding for 10 coaches to go to the exam process, and STRIDE is matching it with another 10 .

On Feb 7-8, after a grueling 2 days of ski examination we hope to recognize 20 new Certified PSIA Instructors! Good Luck!!

Sorry we had to cancel the Holiday Santa Party for Weather - here's our re-scheduled event!

All you have to do is be a referral to help STRIDE!! No purchase necessary!! Thanks Everyone!!

Special Olympians Sweep Bowling Competitions

Congratulations to Special Olympics Bowling Team, who recently competed in two competitions remarkably well. Two of our athletes were chosen to have important roles in their opening ceremonies. Anthony C. was the flag bearer, and Briana B. recited the athlete oath. Even our program leader, Diane Grugan got a chance to complete in the unified team completion to help the team clench 2 ^nd place.

The team is recruiting;adults with cognitive diagnosis may join our Special Olympics bowling team, please contact Megan Evans: [email protected]

 

Singles Tournament - Kingpin in Glens Falls

Christian:1st

Kourtney: 1st

Willy: 4th place

Zachary: 3rd place

Gabe: 2nd place

Eddie :placed 4 ^th in the highest average division

 

Team Competition - Uncle Sam’s Lane in Troy

Unified Team : Program Leader; Diane G., Tanya P., Christian & Brianna placed 2nd

Special Olympic Teams: Michelle, Dillon, Willy, Gabe &Tom: Placed 2nd

Linda, Kourtney, Martin & Anthony: Placed 3rd

Save the Date !!

Friday March 6, 2020 Purchase tickets now!!

15th Annual Wounded Warrior Welcome Ceremony

at the Franklin Terrace Ballroom in Troy.

Fifth Annual 100K Vertical Challenge.. Now open for Registration! Click Here!

Volunteers Join Us for our 2nd

'Better Together' Event!

Tennis —

SPORTIME Schenectady

2699 Curry Rd, Schenectady

Sunday’s 4:00– 5:00 pm (11/3- 3/29 ) Ages 8 – 21

Sled Hockey:Capital District Sled Warriors —

Practices at Albany County Hockey Facility ice rink; tournaments and games scheduled late winter and early spring. *If you are interested in trying this sport, you may join the team for the last 30 minutes of the first practice of every month.**

Albany County Hockey Facility, 830 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211

October – April on Sundays 11- 12pm

Target Shooting —

RPI Mueller Center

15th street & Sage Avenue Troy, NY

Sundays 1:30 - 3pm | Ages 10 & up - Warriors and Veterans welcome!

(1/19, 2/2 and 2/16, 3/15 and 3/29, and 4/19)

Skiing and Snowboarding -

Contact Megan [email protected] to make a reservation or get information for our four sites:

- Jiminy Peak, MA; Catamount, NY; Ski Sundown, CT and Yawgoo Valley, RI

We would like to take this opportunity to thank this months contributors and following groups, clubs and individuals for their financial and in-kind support. These contributions help make STRIDE adaptive programs possible:

Donors

R. Maxwell Alley

Brenda Arduini

Jill August

Kathryn Barbro

Chris Bissonette

Robert Brass

Victoria Dafniotis

Richard Dal Col

Christina Delella

Jacqulyn Dignum Vandenburgh

Katherine Edgell

Kathryn Enright

Jay & Deirdre Epstein

Diane Ethier

Erika Fank

Jessica Ferro

Nancy Fitzgerald

Patrick Fitzgerald

Linda Flood

Michele French

Casey Gebhardt

Heather Gerace

Caitlin Gilligan

Sheela Graney

Beverly Hastings

Nick Homiak

Mary Beth Juron

Victoria Lane

Trisha Laskey

Jane Lesslauer

Kurt Lozier

Jessica Maloney

Joanne Maloy

Dick Miller

Leslie Molloy

James & Marie Moorhead

Ryan Mullahy

Heather Murawski

Amy Murphy

Diana Nadler

James Nicol

Margaret Novak

Joan Ostoyich

Nancy Ota

Chrisse Rasmussen

Daniel Rhatigan

Terry Robbins

Carron Rutnik Tessitore

Ann Shaugnessy

Amy Sirkin

Lauren Sirkin

Judith Skype

Susan Snyder

Murene Spraker

Katherine Sternbach

Arthur Stevens

Joseph Teresi

Evan Vadney

David West

Cynthia Wheeler

Spencer Wohlers

Kerrie Williams

Foundations and Funds

DSUSA

The Stuart and Joan Seliger Sidney Family Fund

David West

Businesses

Bern Unlimited

Corvino’s Performance

Jeff Dunham Comedy Tour

LNC Holdings of Rensselaer LLC

Pants on Pants (Jeffrey Xu)

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

WEP Limited Partnership (Craig A. Polley)

Organizations

Blue Knights of New York VI

In Memory of Al (Alamo) Weidman

Joseph Teresi