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Letter from the Executive Director

We witnessed more skillful and brave athletic performances this summer than ever before. Our athletes, even with a few sessions, gained new skills matched with confidence, and for some, even a little swagger.

In November, we'll move off the water for six months. Many of our athletes from the woman who can now windsurf independently to the child with quadriplegia who somehow can paddle two handed with our bent paddle ask, "Well, what are we going to do now?"

The months off the water are some of our very best. With our ongoing quality training and conditioning with sports, our athletes stay involved in the progression of building on newfound capabilities and strengths.

During the next six months, our Conditioning and Sports program in collaboration with Harvard Athletes continues at Harvard Stadium. For the first time, veterans from the VA Hospitals will be joining us, as a result of participating in our High-Challenge Water Sports program this summer. Our intensive Personal Training program continues at the Oak Square YMCA in Brighton and our After School Conditioning and Soccer program in Concord, Boxboro and Acton.

City Street, our in-school Conditioning and Soccer program in collaboration with the Boston and Quincy Public Schools, will expand with adequate funding and the commitment of our Volunteer Instructors. This summer some of our City Street athletes were campers at Camp Harbor View where our high-challenge sports program was offered for the first time.

Our intensive, one week Sports Camps annually in California and Florida in partnership with Zeno Mountain are already at capacity. To accommodate those on the waiting list and other athletes interested in participating, we are planning several weekend Sport Camps at Zeno Mountain Farm in Vermont.

This year over 1500 participated in our summer program with 400 now participating year round.

We hope you'll join us in believing in and supporting the compelling mission of AccesSportAmerica and our amazing Athletes as we continue to realize our mission to inspire children and adults through high-challenge sports to achieve higher function and fitness, and a healthier life.  

Sincerely,

Ross Lilley 
Executive Director

PS Your gift of $50, $100, $150, $250, $500, $1000+ will make a real difference! For example, $500 will support a City Street athlete for one year.

You may contribute on line at AccesSportAmerica.org/Support or mail your check, made payable to AccesSportAmerica, to AccesSportAmerica, 119 High Street, Acton, MA 01720.


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