ADDING MULTIMEDIA: Father Remembers Daughter, a Summer and Winter Paralympic Medal Winner, with Bronze Statue in Snowmass Village, Colorado.Mike Dunne
Mike Dunne (born October 27, 1962, in South Bend, Indiana), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987-1990 and in 1992. Career Signing with the St. Created Statue to Inspire Others by Cara Dunne-Yates Legacy DENVER -- Mike Dunne, father of Cara Dunne-Yates, remembers his daughter on Father's Day 2009 with the future dedication of a bronze statue in Snowmass Village, Colorado For other places with the same name, see Snowmass (disambiguation). Snowmass Village is a town in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,822 at the 2000 census. . Late scholar Cara Dunne-Yates was an influential athlete, public speaker and mentor who motivated others to overcome their own life challenges. Her legacy will be honored in August when the statue is placed at the base of Snowmass Ski Area. Dunne-Yates won medals at both the summer games This article is about the Epyx video game series. For the international multi-sport event, see Summer Olympic Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. in Atlanta and winter games
Dunne-Yates' father is sharing his daughter's story of courage and determination so others are motivated by it. He funded the statue project with an invitation-only fundraising campaign for those who supported her in life and wanted to keep her memory alive. More than 200 donors responded with more than $70,000 in four years. Dunne-Yates is remembered as an outstanding athlete and scholar who helped found Challenge Aspen, an organization providing adaptive sports programs that teach people with disabilities like hers to ski, cycle, raft and hike, along with other activities. "My daughter was an incredible athlete who won medals for Alpine ski Alpine Ski is an Alpine skiing arcade game, released by Taito in 1981. Description The player controls a skier, who can move left, right, or increase forward speed. racing and tandem cycling in the Paralympic summer and winter games," said Mike Dunne. "Cara survived many challenges in life, but never let anything stop her drive to accomplish great things. She was an inspiration to everyone who met her." Dunne-Yates is remembered as an influential person who increased opportunities for disabled individuals. Despite the loss of both eyes from cancer at age five, Dunne-Yates graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University with a degree in East Asian studies East Asian Studies is a distinct multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad humanistic understanding of East Asia past and present. East Asian Studies is located within the broader field of Area studies and is also interdisciplinary in and economics and served as class president in 1992. Dunne-Yates's high academic goals motivated her to complete a law degree from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Law School in 1997. She received many awards including the United States Association of Blind Athletes The United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), is an organization founded in 1976 to increase the number and quality of world-class athletic opportunities for Americans who are blind or visually impaired. 1997 Female of the Year and the Gene Autry Courage Award for showing heroism amid adversity. Sculptor Jerry Snodgrass was so taken by Dunne-Yates' story that he reduced his fee significantly to create her statue. The piece contains Braille messages on the statue's jacket and lower right pant pant v. To breathe rapidly and shallowly. leg to allow blind individuals to view the statue's meaning. Mike Dunne also included some personal memories, including one of his daughter's favorite sayings: "Get up, get out." There are four plaques adorning each side of the base, including one for 106 Harvard donors and another for 102 additional donors. To find out more about Dunne-Yates, see Mike and Cara's "tandem" father and daughter photo and poem duos or learn more about Challenge Aspen visit www.challengeaspen.org/tandem. About Challenge Aspen Established in 1995, Challenge Aspen provides adaptive recreational, cultural and competitive opportunities to thousands of individuals with disabilities from around the world. Based in Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado, Challenge Aspen is an internationally established charitable organization. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5984361&lang=en. |
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