Olympics fever has already started to wane, but don’t let your Olympic spirit fade away just yet. The 2012 Paralympics are set to kick off in London with opening ceremonies tomorrow and the athletes train just as long, just as hard, and will compete just as fiercely as Gabby Douglas or Michael Phelps.
And in Richmond we have a local Paralympic Club, which receives support from the US Paralympic organization. Sportable is the name of this nonprofit. Sportable provides community–based adaptive sports programs to provide a venue for people with physical disabilities to participate in sports, recreate, stay fit, and compete. And through its work, Sportable also increases the greater community’s awareness about individuals with physical disabilities.
Kristen Lessig, Executive Director of Sportable
www.sportable.org
