Play for ALL at Chicago Children's Museum

GLASA and Chicago Children’s Museum team up for

PLAY FOR ALL!!!

WHAT:   Chicago Children’s Museum invites children and families with disabilities to experience CCM’s playful, multisensory exhibits and activities.

WHERE:  Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier

WHEN:  Saturday, February 11, 2012   Play for All opens at 9 a.m. (CCM opens to the public at 10 a.m.)

Join us as we welcome Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association.  GLASA provides integrative recreational and competitive sports activities for youth, adults and injured military who have a primary physical or visual disability. 

Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of adaptive sports including:

Goalball, Roller Sled Hockey, Judo, Boccia, Wheelchair races, Prosthetics demonstrations, hand cycling and more!

Guest Speakers include:

Kim Borowicz: Tandem Cyclist, Paralympic Hopeful, Hailey Danisewicz: Paratriathlete, 
Eugene Halpin:Handcyclist/Paratriathlete

Performance by:
Empowered Fe Fe’s

Registration opened Monday, January 16, 2012.  The first 100 visitors to register receive FREE admission(limit 6 per family).

Pre-registration is required.

For registration information and accommodation requests, please call (312) 321-6551.

Thank you to all contributing adaptive sports organizations including: GLASA,  Adaptive Adventures, Chicago Park District, dare2tri paratriathlon club, SEASPAR, Handcycle Chicago, Menomonee Judo Club, World Sports Chicago, Scheck and Siress, and Chicago Children’s Museum’s Metropolitan Board.

If you register for the FREE entry to the museum you must enter before 10 AM.  Programs will run from 9 AM – 1 PM.  You are welcome to come later than 10 AM but then you will need to pay. In order to get the FREE entry you must register ahead of time by calling (312) 321-6551.  Feel free to pass this along to any children or families with disabilities!

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!