Summary: Three adaptive racing chairs for special needs athlete-riders.
The Cross Timbers Rotary Club volunteered last year with a group called Ainsley's Angels, an organization that uses adaptive racing chairs, which the call "chariots", to give children with disabilities the experience of "running" distances ranging from a 5K or 10K to a half, full or ultra marathon. These athlete-riders are paired with a team of runners who push the chair. Cross Timbers Rotarians are planning once again to volunteer as "Angel Teams" in our local Neon Night 5K in October. A team consists of the Angel athlete-rider and up to three angel runners, plus volunteers encouraging the athlete-rider along the route. The team works together to safely accomplish the mission, while staying together and having fun. The angel athlete-rider is the core of the team and pulls the runner across the finish line with smiles, cheers and immeasurable inspirational spirit. The three additional chairs we are looking to fund with this matching grant will not just be used locally, but will be transported to races in other cities and states throughout the year, providing the opportunity to even more athlete-riders to have this experience of a lifetime.
Completed
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Project listed for the 2016-17 Rotary Year.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Cross Timbers, Flower Mound (5790)
31-Jul-16
$1,350
$1,350
$2,700
Total
$1,350
$1,350
$2,700
DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.
