Move United Member Newsletter | JUN 2021
In This Issue:
  • MOVE UNITED EDUCATION INITIATIVES
  • SYMPOSIUM OF ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
  • PARALYMPIC TRIAL VOLUNTEERS
  • GYM MITIGATION ACT
  • EDUCATION CONFERENCE MEMBER ROUND UP
  • BRANDING 101
  • BENEFIT SPOTLIGHT: COVID VACCINATION POLICY
  • MEET KRISTA RAPPOCCIO
The Rundown:
FOCUS ON EDUCATION
Since its formation, Move United Education has been busy providing quality learning opportunities for our entire member network. The movement is still underway and we working on some exciting initiatives that members should expect to engage with throughout the remainder of 2021.

  • Inclusive Playbook
  • Education Conference
  • Free Training for Veteran-Serving Organizations
  • Inclusive Sports Fundamentals
  • Learning Management System
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SPORTS MAKE US MORE
IN THE NEWS
International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity
The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences with its collaborators will organize a multidisciplinary online symposium with the theme "Quality partnerships in Adapted Physical Activity: Stronger Together!"

This symposium will be a showcase for the Finnish collaborative partnerships in Adapted Physical Activity.

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U.S. Paralympic Tokyo Team Trials Volunteers Needed
The Paralympic Super Trials to select athletes in Cycling, Swimming and Track & Field are scheduled to be in Minneapolis June 17-20, 2021. More than 300 of the United States top athletes with physical disabilities and visual impairments are expected to compete for slots to be named to the Tokyo Paralympic Games. 
 
Please share these volunteer opportunities with your network!


Gym Mitigation Act
The GYMS Act—or Gym Mitigation and Survival Act—(H.R. 890/S. 1613) will establish a recovery fund to provide structured relief to health and fitness service establishments that have been uniquely hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more about the GYMS Act and stay up-to-date on how the efforts to pass the relief bill are going by visiting the IHRSA dashboard.
GET IN THE GAME
UPCOMING EVENTS
Post Conference Round Up Rescheduled:
Spotlight on DEI & Inclusive Playbook
June 16 | 3 PM Eastern
Connect with Move United for a more in depth look at the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the Inclusive Playbook initiative that were introduced at the Education Conference last week.
 
Move United representatives will expand on these initiatives and how they impact Move United member organizations. Join us for a candid conversation and Q&A session afterwards.

Member Engagement Series:
Join us for one or all of the following sessions, where we will focus on best practices that will help you strengthen and communicate the value of your brand.
Branding 101
Tuesday June 22 | 3 PM Eastern
Marketing 101
Thursday July 29 | 3 PM Eastern
Public Relations 101
Thursday August 19 | 3 PM Eastern
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
MEMBER MONDAYS
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MEMBER
UPDATES
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Chapter Members:
AmpSurf (Pismo Beach, CA)
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Lakeshore Foundation (Birmingham, AL)
Longtime Lakeshore Foundation President and CEO Jeff Underwood has announced that he is retiring. The organization’s first and only president, Underwood oversaw the organization through the expansion and construction of its Homewood fitness, aquatics, and sports center, its creation of research facilities and other programs, and designation as an official U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Site.

Adaptive Action Sports (Copper Mt., CO)
For the first time since its debut in 2005, Summer Dew Tour features adaptive skateboarding competitions—in women’s and men’s street and men’s park. Now an established part of Winter Dew Tour, the goal is that moving forward, the summer event will make adaptive competition permanent.
BENEFIT
SPOTLIGHT
COVID-19 RESOURCES:
VACCINATION POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
As COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available, many member organizations are considering developing policies around inoculated individuals returning to the program. Attached are templates for policies, but it is important you craft a policy that is appropriate for your organizational needs.
MEET MOVE UNITED
Krista Rappoccio
SENIOR EDUCATION MANAGER
Utilizing 10 years of teaching and leadership experience in New York City Public Schools, Krista is committed to advancing the development of inclusive, accessible and equity driven outcomes nationwide. As a certified Stunt and Cross Country coach, Krista has always been an advocate for opportunities in sports for students with disabilities. She obtained her School Leadership Degree from Bank Street College of Education, previously attending both Hunter College for her MA in Ed and Quinnipiac University for her BS in International Business/BA in History.

A New Yorker at heart, Krista lives in Dallas, TX, where she enjoys traveling, reading, history, cooking and a good Netflix binge.
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