POA’s Stan Patterson and two of our clients, Mike Fradera and Bill Mathews (both veterans), were featured in a special Veterans Day segment of the Golf Channel’s “Golf Central” program tonight. (Segment begins at the 17:50 minute mark.) #VeteransDay #NoBoundaries
Sending out congratulations to our POA client athletes Scout Bassett, Richard Browne, and April Holmes. All 3 of them made it to the finals in the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar last week. Richard Browne won 2 Gold and 1 Silver, and set world records in two events! We’re beyond proud of you all! #TeamUSA #POAproud
POA kids — having a great time at the 2016 Challenged Athletes San Diego Triathlon Challenge in La Jolla, CA! An inspiring, empowering experience! #POAkidsRock#NoBoundaries
Check out POA client Richard Browne’s inspiring story. (At about the 8:45 minute mark is a segment filmed at POA). Tragedy to Triumph The Richard Browne Story Browne is in Doha with #TeamUSA this week at the IPC Athletics Track & Field World Championships. Here’s his schedule: 10/24, 200m semifinals; 10/25, 200m finals; 10/29, 100m semifinals and finals; 10/31, 4x100m Relay Final. Browne has broken all records in his sport,
POA’s Raj Durbal is the real deal. His mission in life is to live it to the fullest, and encourage others to do the same. “I want people to understand that nothing in life is impossible — that we can go and achieve what we think we can’t,” he says. “Even if our lives take a bad turn, we can always start again and pick back up and dream a new
Just received some great news and video from Franklin – he rode a bike for the first time since losing all four of his limbs to a near-deadly bacterial infection in 2011. “I hope you guys are okay. One more time I want to share with POA another goal of my life – yesterday was my first time riding (a) bike after my amputations!” After the skin grafts healed, Franklin
We had a great time with Jack and his family last week! It was especially fun when Steve Chamberland brought some of his other 50legs.org kiddos up to meet them. Another bonus was that William, who is about Jack’s age, was scheduled for an appt. that day, too. Party at POA! Happy Tuesday, everyone!
POA client Kent Solheim is raising money for a 24-hour swim-run-and-bike challenge to benefit the children of fallen special operations service members. Kent is deeply committed to this cause as both an active duty Green Beret and as a combat wounded veteran. http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/KentSolheim/gsta-2015-24-hour-swim-run-and-bike-challenge
Tyler began walking on his new prosthetic legs *all by himself* last week. This little boy has had the cards stacked against him since day one, and its been a blessing to witness and be part of his journey and all the progress he has made. We can’t wait to see what he does in the future. Way to go, Tyler!
Following is a link to an interview with Shawnie Whitaker at ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championships! Another POA client, Evan Strong, is also competing at this event. http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/09/24/san-diego-hosts-worlds-first-adaptive-surfing-championships/ #TeamUSA #AdaptiveSurfChampionship #NoBoundaries
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