We are having a fundraiser for our UNI Adapted sports camp 2013 at Pizza Ranch on Wednesday May 15 at 6pm. Any tips during that time will be given towards the camp and also 7% of any food purchased will go towards it also. This is a great way to enjoy the evening and help out with a much needed sports camp for athletes with a disability. We will have athletes on hand serving customers and be able to share a little about the camp if needed.
The mission of the University of Northern Iowa’s Adapted Sports Camp is to give qualified young people, ages 2nd grade-high school, with various lower limb disabilities around the State of Iowa, an opportunity to participate in various types of athletic events using a sports wheelchair.
As with any enterprise of this nature, there are costs involved. We project that the actual cost of participation for each athlete is $800. This covers room, board, staff stipends, medical personnel, and some supplies. Each year we are hosting several young athletes and several coaches, for a total budget of $5-9,000. We ask each athlete to pay $185, as most of the families involved are living on limited funds. We are always looking for sponsors to help us cover the rest of the expenses and camper ships needed by some athletes. Costs based on a partial week. We are also setting up funds for equipment desperately needed.
The camp promotes wheelchair awareness and provides healthy recreational activities for kids with disabilities. Activities such as wheeling around campus with their teammates to meals, recreational games, other skill activities, and pure fun are important for learning. Athletes enjoy traditional camp and recreation activities, while they are improving daily living, sensory-motor-perceptual, strengthening, and hand-eye coordination skills.
With this in mind, we would like to ask you to consider giving out this information to young people with disabilities to attend, volunteers and sponsors for this very worthwhile camp. Sponsorships are available at any level, from a cash donation to a camper ship for an individual athlete.
Please consider helping us offer a valuable growth experience to some of Iowa’s most deserving athletes with a disability. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Donations, questions or requests for information may be directed to:
Jack Eherenman-------Coordinator for Iowa Chairiots
JEConstruction1@gmail.com-------
----------319-232-1911 or 319-493-0978
or
Dr. Nancy Hamilton
203 WRC
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0241
Hamilton@uni.edu