2006 PVA Bass Tour.Founded in 1946, Paralyzed Veterans of America The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is a congressionally-chartered veterans' service organization in the United States of America, founded in 1946. It describes itself as having "developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members (PVA PVA polyvinyl alcohol. ) is the only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated solely for the benefit and representation of individuals with spinal cord injuries Spinal Cord Injury Definition Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control. Description Approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year in the United States. or disease. PVA is a dynamic, broad-based organization with more than 21,000 members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) has opened registration for its 2006 Bass Tour, with four tournaments scheduled through next September. Sanctioned by the Bass Anglers Sportmen's Society (BASS), the anglers who compete in these events earn points toward earning PVA's Angler of the Year award. * Southeastern PVA Bass Tournament (March 17-19, 2006, Clarks Hill Clarks Hill can refer to:
* Lone Star/Texas PVA Bass Tournament (April 7-9, 2006, Lake Sam Rayburn, Jasper, TX) * Land of Lincoln PVA Bass Tournament (May 19-21,2006, Rend Lake Rend Lake is an artificial Southern Illinois lake in Franklin and Jefferson Counties near Benton, Illinois. Its elevation is 403 feet (123 m) above sea level. Rend Lake is a reservoir, created when the United States Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Big Muddy River. , Mt. Vernon, 1L) * Mid-America PVA Bass Tournament (September 8-10, 2006, Lake Keystone, Mannford, OK) Each tournament consists of an Open/Team Competition for those who want to fish from a boat and a Bank Competition for those who prefer to fish from shore. Anglers with disabilities in the Open/Team Competition are paired with able-bodied boat partners and fish as a team on one day. On the next day, only the anglers with disabilities compete. The boat partners serve as coaches and help in finding fishing locations and choosing baits. Although only the anglers with disabilities are fishing in the Open Competition, the boat partners whose anglers place in the top 10 also win. Awards and prizes are given to both anglers and boat partners. In the Bank Competition anglers who are disabled are paired with volunteers who assist them in whatever they cannot do themselves while fishing. Prizes are awarded based on the total weight of the 10 heaviest fish each day, for two days. The PVA Bass Tour, a B.A.S.S.-sanctioned event, is the nation's premier competitive fishing tournament for anglers with significant physical disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries and other mobility impairments. It has grown in a few short years into a nationwide event not just for veterans with disabilities, but also for the more than 50 million Americans in the disability community at large. To learn more about the PVA Bass Tour, go to www.pva.org. |
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