Oregon Adaptive Sports gets Wounded Warrior grant
Oregon Adaptive Sports announced Tuesday they will receive a grant of $15,000 from the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors.
Oregon Adaptive Sports’ plan for the grant funds are two-fold. First, they will develop a specific ski scholarship program aimed at serving injured veterans on the hill, and second, they will create an adaptive summer weekend getaway, in summer 2013, for Oregon’s wounded warriors.
Christine Brousseau, OAS executive director, said she is “thrilled to have been chosen for receive funds from WWP to increase our work with wounded soldiers. WWP is a very inspiring group that is working very hard to empower those who have served our country at a sacrifice. It is humbling to be a conduit of change for these heroes via our outdoor recreation opportunities”.
OAS is committed to providing life changing, safe and affordable outdoor recreation opportunities, to individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities, and concurrently, to provide their friends and families the education and skills necessary to enjoy the experiences together.
“WWP is very proud to be collaborating with so many diverse organizations through our grant program as we understand that only by working together with additional organizations will we be able to meet all of the needs of our Wounded Warriors,” said Steven Nardizzi, executive director, WWP.
“We believe in order to ensure this generation of injured veterans is the most successful and well-adjusted in our nation’s history we must create a strong network of community resources united in support of them.”
It is estimated over 48,000 servicemen and women have been physically injured in recent military conflicts, another 320,000 have experienced a traumatic brain injury while on deployment, and as many as 400,000 additional service members live with the invisible wounds of war including combat-related stress, major depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
About Oregon Adaptive Sports: Oregon Adaptive Sports has been breaking barriers in Central Oregon since 1996, providing disabled people and their families’ opportunities for outdoor recreation. Our goal is to nurture the human spirit and foster self-confidence and independence. We currently offer instructional programs in alpine and Nordic skiing and snowboarding, at both Hoodoo and Mt. Bachelor ski resorts. To prevent cost from being a barrier to participation, we rely on the support of hundreds of volunteers, businesses, donors and sponsors. To learn more please visit www.oregonadaptivesports.org .
About Wounded Warrior Project®
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP’s purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.
