SAVE THE DATE EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2025

Move United will be hosting the 2025 Move United Education Conference in collaboration with the National Ability Center. The event will take place May 5 – 7, 2025 in Park City, Utah with pre-conference workshops running May 3 – 5. Save the date for this opportunity to join 400+ sport professionals over a common interest in elevating disability inclusion in sport. Stay tuned for the call for presenter proposals later this summer.

Member organizations will receive discounted access to registration and access to scholarship opportunities.

SKI SPECTACULAR INSTRUCTOR ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS ARE LIVE!

Move United member organizations are invited to apply for up to 2 scholarships to support the training of their adaptive snowsport instructors who teach disabled veterans. Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to attend the Ski Spectacular Instructor Academy at The Hartford Ski Spectacular. They will receive a complimentary event registration, event goody bag, 4 lift tickets, and 20 hours of on-snow training (valued at $888). 

Application Deadline: August 16, 2024 11:59pm PST

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DEVELOPMENT RACE CAMP SCHOLARSHIP

Alpine Skiing - Snowboarding - Nordic/Biathlon

• High level training opportunity for athletes 13 years or older with a Paralympic classifiable physical disability.
• MINIMUM requirement for all Alpine/Snowboard athletes is to be able to carve at pace on blue terrain. References are required.
• Athletes aged 13-17 must have a coach/guardian present for the week. It is highly recommended that this is an on-snow coach who can continue training at their home mountain. If selected, a scholarship will also be awarded to this designated coach. Any questions around this, please email jpullar@moveunitedsport.org

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MEMBER ENGAGEMENT DISCUSSION: Onboarding and Staff Training

August 15th | 1:00-2:00p EST

How does your organization onboard new staff? Do you have an established training plan? Come join in on this roundtable discussion to talk about how organizations are onboarding new staff, training and more!

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MOVE UNITED MEMBER SERVICES OFFICE HOURS

August 22nd | 12:00-2:00p EST

Join the membership team for open Zoom office hours. Hop on the call to ask us any questions, say hello or just catch up.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Adaptive Club

Wauwatosa Curling Club

Valley Children's Adaptive Sports

Inclusive Club

Center of Recreational Excellence CORE

MEMBER BENEFITS

2024 KNOWLEDGE QUEST

Move United’s Education Department invites you to take part in the 2024 Knowledge Quest! Complete 4 Move United Courses between August 1st and September 1st to be entered into a drawing to win a $300 gift card to the Move United online store. 10 winners will be selected and notified by September 6th. Compulsory courses include Move United 101 and Inclusive Sport Fundamentals, plus an additional 2 courses in the Education Hub of your choice. Join or login at hub.moveunitedsport.org and navigate to Membership > Challenges. 

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Move United is looking to fill the role of Training Coordinator. Move United’s Training Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Education Department at Move United, with a primary focus on coordinating education projects and training opportunities funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. This role is also inclusive of other activities conducted under the Education Department, including (but not limited to) webinars, conferences, adaptive sports trainings, resource materials, and manuals. If you or others are interested in this opportunity, please visit https://moveunitedsport.org/job/training-coordinator/ for the full job description and to apply.

Dennis joined Move United in July. In this role Dennis will be the primary point of contact for Veterans, Veteran service organizations, and VA partners. He will assist Veterans who qualify for the Move United Warfighters program in finding adaptive sport opportunities at one of our 240+ Move United member organizations.

Dennis is a United States Marine Corps Veteran, accomplished wheelchair basketball, pickle ball, and adaptive mountain bike athlete. Dennis currently lives in Maryland and will be working from the Move United National Office.

When asked what fun facts you should know about him, Dennis replied, "I don't really like long walks on the beach, as my leg can rust. But I still try and jump in a wheelchair to enjoy the fun."

Dennis can be reached at warfighters@moveunitedsport.org.