Move United Member Newsletter | AUG 2022
In This Issue:

  • JUNIOR NATIONALS SAVE THE DATE!
  • ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT GRANT
  • CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS
  • MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
  • WHEELCHAIR TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CLINIC
  • MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
  • MEMBER RESOURCES
  • MEMBER BENEFITS
  • MEET MICAELA VENUS
The Rundown:
SAVE THE DATE
Move United, the national leader in community-based sports and recreation for individuals with disabilities, has selected the City of Hoover and Birmingham, Alabama, as the host for the 2023 Move United Nationals. In addition, the event will expand to include adults as well as youth athletes with a physical, visual, and/or intellectual disability.

Join us in Hoover July 8-15th 2023!
SPORTS MAKE US MORE
IN THE NEWS
ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Move United, in partnership with The Hartford is empowering youth and adults with disabilities to achieve amazing things by making adaptive equipment and sports more accessible.
 
NEW! EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
We are excited to expand the eligibility criteria to allow more Move United Member Organizations to participate in this grant opportunity and help smaller organizations grow their services and membership to reach more in your community. Partners are eligible to receive $30,000 to $50,000 with the primary purpose of supplying new inventory of adaptive equipment to your community and introducing new youth and adults with disabilities to adaptive sports.
 
Move United Member Organizations that have not previously received this grant are eligible to apply.
Join the Movement: Teach, share concepts and mentor at Ski Spectacular!
Move United invites qualified adaptive instructors to apply.
 
Member Organizations: Please share this application to any qualified instructors in your program. Member organizations with 4+ accepted instructors will be recognized as a Ski Spectacular Contributing Organization. Event dates: December 4th-10th

 
Deadline: August 26, 2022
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GET IN THE GAME
UPCOMING EVENTS
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT SESSION
Safesport Refresher
August 10 | 3 PM Eastern
Join us for this session in collaboration with the U.S. Center for SafeSport. In this member engagement session we will focus on the online platform and technology behind SafeSport. This is a great session to refresh before members forge into the next season.
MOVE UNITED TRAIL ACCESS WEBINAR SERIES
Every Thursday Beginning Aug. 11th @ 2:30pm EST
Aug. 11th – Adaptive Equipment Options for Trail Usage

Aug. 18th – Trail Equipment Permissions on Various Lands

Aug. 25th – Spotlighting A Successful Universal Design Trail Initiative
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS & PICKLEBALL CLINIC
September 16th-18th | Riverside, CA
Join SoCal Adaptive Sports on September 16-17 for wheelchair tennis and September 18 for wheelchair pickleball.
 
This program is geared towards Veterans but all community members are welcome who want to learn to coach and/or play these games. There is no fee for participation in the event. Housing not included.
 
Program to take place in Riverside, California. For further information and/or to register contact Michael Rosenkrantz
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
MEMBER
MONDAYS
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MEMBER UPDATES
Members in the News
Every year, Gaylord Hospital hosts the Gaylord Gauntlet, a 5k run and obstacle course. The best part: it celebrates athletes who have overcome life-changing injuries. 

BENEFITS
SPOTLIGHT
MEMBER BENEFITS
No "Medical Supply" store here...How iRoll Sports is an adaptive sports store, intended for adaptive athletes who are stronger than all their excuses. We offer the most competitive prices online!
MEET MOVE UNITED
Micaela Venus
EVENTS SPECIALIST
Micaela joined the Move United team in 2021. As the Events Specialist, she organizes events and plans programs for Move United, including Ski Spectacular, Move United Warfighters events, Sponsor events, and OnDemand (virtual) workouts.

She comes to Move United after 6+ years at the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA), a chapter member of Move United, as their Program Director and Volunteer Coordinator. Micaela has a B.S. in Recreation Therapy from University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.
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