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Armed Forces Program
UPCOMING EVENT!!!
Wounded Warrior Project -
Adaptive Adventues at the
50th Annual Chicago Air & Water Show
and
Wounded Warrior Sports Festival
AUGUST 14 - 17, 2008
CHICAGO, IL
Adaptive Adventures Armed Forces Program provides support and mentoring to American servicemen and women who've sustained permanent physical injuries. The program works with recently injured military personnel still in the Army Hospitals as well as Veterans post-rehabilitation. Veterans are introduced to a broad range of outdoor sports opportunities and adaptive technology and techniques through Adaptive Adventures all season clinics, camps, and adventure trips.
As we say about all of Adaptive Adventures programs “it’s not about sports…it is about attitude, independence, promoting healthy, active lifestyles, and quality of life.” In addition to the activities themselves, we also focus on providing role models and mentors made up of professional, successful individuals who have been living with a physical disability for many years and have achieved their personal best.
Adaptive Adventures All Mountain Ski Camps
Three to four times each Winter, Adaptive Adventures hosts All Mountain Ski camps at some of the best ski mountains in the world. Some of the camps are for Armed Forces personnel only, but most of the All Mountain camps integrate wounded members of the military with civilians that live with physical disabilities. The four-day camps target physically disabled skiers looking to improve their skills, challenge themselves, socialize, and become introduced to racing techniques.
Summer Camps, Clinics, and Trips
 Over the years, Adaptive Adventures has provided a variety of unique sports opportunities for the Wounded Warriors in the summer months. Programs range from single day cycling and water-ski clinics, to multi-day, multi-sport adventure trips to the Mississippi River or Lake Powell, UT. Opportunities on these trips include camping, cycling, fishing, jet skiing, kayaking, rock climbing, sailing, swimming, water-skiing, and wakeboarding. In 2008, Adaptive Adventures is partnering with the Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project to bring a group of 30 Wounded Warriors and guests to participate in several days of outdoor sports and be featured as special guests at the 50th Anniversary of the Chicago Air & Water Show.
Program Collaborations
In addition to our own All Mountain camp series, Adaptive Adventures provides organizational and technical support to many other adaptive sports programs providing sports and recreation opportunities to our nations Wounded Warriors. Our collaborations are spread out across the country and cover all of our major program areas including alpine skiing, cross country skiing, cycling, kayaking, water-skiing and wakeboarding. Research shows that people who participate in daily physical activity experience enhanced self-esteem and improved peer relationships, which correlate to increased achievement, overall better health and a higher quality of life.
Latest News
March 10, 2008 - Air Force Thanks Adaptive Adventures For Supporting SnoFest Military Weekend 
February 2008 - Letter of Appreciation to Joel Berman, Executive Dirctor of Adaptive Adventures from Victor E. Renuart, Jr., General, USAF Commander
January 2008 - Keystone, CO - Injured Airman overcomes disabilites on slopes
September 6, 2007 - Boeing-Supported Organization Helps Disabled Veterans Get Back Into The Game
Armed Forces
Cycling Photo Gallery
Soldier
Skiing Photo Gallery
DAV
Winter Sports Clinic Photo Gallery
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Armed Forces
Program
is supported by:
Adaptive Adventures Receives
El Pomar Foundation Grant to Fund Adaptive Sports and Recreation Programs
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