Calendar of events.Camps/Clinics May 27-June 5 Arizona Association of Athletes who are Blind or Visually Impaired Sports Education Camp, Tucson, AZ. Contact: Irene Toper; (520) 626-3863; ilt@u.arizona.cdu -or- Nicole Jomantas, USABA USABA United States Association of Blind Athletes USABA United States Amateur Baseball Association , 33 N. Institute St., Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , CO 80903; (719) 630-0422, (719) 630-0616 (FAX); njomantas@usaha.org June 4 Handcycle Clinic, Portland, OR. Contact: Kevin Hansen; (514) 485-1860; wwscoach@efn.org -or- Wheelchair Sports, USA Wheelchair Sports, USA is a US Olympic Committee-recognized organization dedicated to promoting sports for children and adults with physical disabilities. Mostly a volunteer organization, they work in conjunction with local and regional sports clubs and associations to help develop , 1668 320th Way, Earlham, IA 50072; (515) 833-2450 (Phone/FAX); wsusa@aol.com June 12-17 USABA Colorado Sports Education Camp, Ages 10-17, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: Donna Keale; dkeale@csdb.org -or- Nicole Jomantas (see May 27-June 5) June 18-23 University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
June 24-26 USABA Wisconsin Junior Sports Education Camp, Milwaukee, WI. Contact: Pat Gafney; (920) 893-1620 June 28-July 1 USABA Wisconsin Senior Sports Education Camp, Milwaukee, WI. Contact: Pat Gafney (see June 24-26) June 28-July 3 Basketball Camp (ages 13-9), Champaign, IL. Contact: Jeff Townsend (see July 18-23) June 28-July 3 University of Illinois Age Group Camp, Champaign, IL. Contact: Jeff Townsend (see June 18-23) July 6-10 University of Illinois Basketball Team Camp, Champaign, IL. Contact: Jeff Townsend (see June 18-23) July 10-15 USABA Alaska Sports Education Camp, Anchorage AK. Contact: Margaret Webber; alpineahernatives@arctic.net -or- Nicole Jomantas (see May 27-June 5) July 12-16 Camp Big Tree, Breckenridge, CO. Contact: Cindy Wetherald, PO Box 697, Breckenridge, CO 80424; (800) 383-2632, (970) 453-4676; wildprog@boec.org July 16-21 University of Illinois Elite Basketball Camp (invitation only), Champaign, IL. Contact: Jeff Townsend (see June 18-23) July 17-21 USABA Washington Sports Education Camp, Vancouver, WA. Contact: Jennifer Butcher; butcher@iglide.net -or- Nicole Jomantas (see May 27-June 5) July 18-29 Northern California Junior Sports Camp, San Jose, CA. Contact: Lauri Yarwasky; (408) 794-1443; lauri-yarwasky@sanjoseca.gov -or- Wheelchair Sports, USA (see June 4) July 25-27 Junior Summer Adventurers Camp, Breckenridge, CO. Contact: Cindy Wetherald (see July 12-16) August 2-6 Wilderness Camp, Breckenridge, CO. Contact: Cindy Wetherald (see July 12-16) August 20-21 ASC-Backcountry Bike Clinic, Crested Butte Butte, city, United States Butte (by  t), city (1990 pop. 33,336), seat of Silver Bow co., SW Mont.; inc. 1879. It is a trade, ranching, and industrial center. , CO. Contact: Christine
Bailey; (970) 349-2296; info@adaptivesports.org -or- Wheelchair Sports,
USA (see June 4)
December 16-18 Youth Adaptive Ski-Ride Camp, Breckenridge, CO. Contact: Cindy Wetherald (see July 12-16) Competitions Amputee am·pu·tee n. A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation. May 16 6th Howard Taylor Memorial Amputee/Pro Golf Classic, Monroe Township, NJ. Contact: Bob Buck, 2015 Amherst Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015; (610) 867-9295; info@eaga.org June 3-5 12th Annual Amputee Golf TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of , Shelbyville, KY. Contact: Henry Brown, PO Box 86, Waddy wad·dy 1 Australian n. pl. wad·dies A heavy stick, especially a war club. tr.v. wad·died , wad·dy·ing, wad·dies To strike with a waddy. , KY 40076: (502) 829-0121; AmpGC@bellsouth. net June 10-11 15th Fairfax County Parks Combo Golf Classic, Clifton, VA. Contact: Kirk Mason, Twin Lakes G.C., 6201 Union Mill Rd., Clifton, VA 20124; (703) 631-9099, ext. 206; kirk.mason@co. fairfax.va.us June 10-12 Hanger Amputee Golf Classic & Junior Championship, Stow, OH. Contact: Tom McKinney, 2270 Call Rd., Stow, OH 44224; (888) 231-4693; foxdengolf@aol.com June 11-12 6th Sacramento Amputee Golf Open, Sacramento, CA. Contact: Ross Martin, 5980 Sun Valley Way, Sacramento, CA 95823; (916) 427-0559; bkgolfer@yahoo.com June 18-20 16th Long Island Amputee Golf Classic, Shirley, NY. Contact: John Devine, 15 Baldwin Ave., Massapequa, NY 11758; (516) 541-1660; jjd1906@aol.com June 24-25 1st New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Amputee Golf Classic, Syracuse, NY. Contact: Brian Benz, 5132 Shiraz Ln. Fayetteville, NY 13066; (315) 637-7466; bbenz7@hotmail.com June 24-26 1st Denver Amputee Golf Open, Denver, CO. Contact: Art Stone, 11317 E. 116th Ave., Henderson, CO 80640; (970) 518-9990 July 8-10 Georgia State, Ray Rice Memorial Amputee Golf Tournament, Milledgeville, GA. Contact: Bill Eason, 535 N. Cobb St., Milledgeville, GA; (478) 453-7327, (478) 451-0741 FAX July 8-10 Iowa Amputee Golf Tournament, Ankeny, IA. Contact: Jim Crossman, 2415 240th St., Dallas Center, IA 50063; (515) 992-3351; jimcros9@aol. com July 15-17 19th EAGA Eastern Regional Amputee Golf Championship, Harrisburg, PA. Contact: Bob Buck (see May 16) August 23-26 57th National Amputee Golf Championships & 7th Robinson Cup, Bethpage, NY. Contact: Martin Ebel, 59 Meadowbrook Cir., Sudbury, MA 01776; (978) 443-9337, (598) 460-9400 FAX; msebel@yahoo.com Blind June 23-26 USABA 2005 Goalball Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. It was devised by an Austrian, Hanz Lorenzen, and a German, Sepp Reindle, in 1946 in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of visually impaired World War II veterans[1]. Nationals, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: Mark Lucas; USABA, 33 N. Institute St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903; (719) 630-0422, (719) 630-0616 (FAX); njomantas@usaba.org July 7-11 2005 USABA National Youth Sports Festival, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: Mark Lucas; USABA; mlucas@usaba.org (see June 23-26) July 25-31, 2005 IBSA IBSA India-Brazil-South Africa IBSA International Blind Sports Association IBSA Illinois Baptist State Association IBSA International Bible Students Association IBSA Independent Builders Supply Association IBSA International Black Student Alliance Youth World Championships, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: Mark Lucas; USABA; mlucas@usaba.org (see June 23-26) August 4-10 2005 IBSA World Youth Championship, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: Mark Lucas; USABA; mlucas@usaba.org (see June 23-26) September 3-11 IBSA Pan American Games Pan American (Sports) Games Quadrennial sports festival. The games, conceived in 1940 as an event for the nations of the Western Hemisphere, were first held in 1951. , Sao Paulo, BRAZIL. Contact: Mark Lucas; USABA; mlucas@usaba.org (see June 23-26) October 13-16 IBSA European Torball Cup, Baar, SWITZERLAND. Contact: Christine Schadler, Registrasse 17, CH-6340 Baar, SWITZERLAND; 0041 41 761 92 19; schaedler@tcbaar.ch Cerebral Palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. June 27-July 10 CP-ISRA CP-ISRA Cerebral Palsy - International Sports and Recreation Association World Championships, New London, CT. Contact: Bill Wilkie, National Sports Festival, USDAF USDAF United States Disabled Athletes Fund , 100 Young St., E. Hampton, CT 06424; (960) 267-6757; wwilkie 100@aol.com; (860) 267-6757 Spinal Cord Injury 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. May 20-21 35th Ohio Wheelchair Games 2005, Columbus OH. Contact: Bruce Schreiber, Games Director, Ohio Wheelchair Games, Ohio Wheelchair Sports Assoc., PO Box 14308, Columbus, OH 43214; (614) 445-0761; owg@ohwcsports.org May 20-22 Land of Lincoln Bass Tournament, Mount Vernon, IL. Contact: 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. ), 801 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-3517; (800) 424-8200, ext. 733, (202) 872-1300, ext. 733 May 21 BlazeSports Swim Meet; Tampa, FL. Contact: Andy Chasanoff; (813) 744-5307; dsportshcprd@aol.com -or- Wheelchair Sports, USA, 1668 320th Way, Earlham, IA 50072; (515) 833-2450 (Phone/ FAX); wsusa@aol.com May 21-22 Illinois Games Classic, Machesney Park, IL. Contact: Christy Cloyd; (815) 987-1609; ChristyCloyd@rockfordparkdistrict.org -or- Wheelchair Sports, USA (see May 21) May 21-22 Delaware-Maryland PVA Trapshoot, Baltimore, MA. Contact: PVA Sports (see May 20-22) June 3-4 West Virginia Wheelchair Games, Charleston, WV. Contact: Jerimiah Gagnon; (304) 388-7608; jerimiah.gagnon@camc.org -or- Wheelchair Sports, USA (see May 21) June 10-12 Southeastern PVA Trapshoot, Augusta, GA. Contact: PVA Sports (see May 20-22) June 28-July 2 25th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, Minneapolis, MN. Contact: PVA Sports (see May 20-22) July 15-16 Wisconsin PVA Trapshoot, Green Bay, WI. Contact: PVA Sports (see May 20-22) July 16-23 National Junior Disability Championships Basics The National Junior Disability Championships are held every year (usually in July) in the United States. It is an Olympic-style sports competition for physically disabled youth, including (but not limited to) those with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, amputees, , Tampa, FL. Contact: Arleen Sand, (813) 975-7142 -or- Wheelchair Sports, USA (see May 21) August 11-13 2005 National Wheelchair Softball Tournament, Columbus, OH. Contact: John Wall, NWST Tournament Co-Chair; (614) 899-9641 -or- Jerry Jones, NWST Tournament Committee Co-Chair, Ohio Wheelchair Sports Association, PO Box 14308, Columbus, OH 43214; nwst2005@ohwcsports.org August 19-21 Gateway PVA Bass Tournament, Branson, MO. Contact: PVA Sports (see May 20-22) September 10-12 North Central PVA Trapshoot, Sioux Falls, SD. Contact: PVA Sports (see May 20-22) September 16-18 New England PVA Bass Tournament, Moultonborough, NH. Contact: PVA Sports (see May 20-22) September 16-25 World Wheelchair Games, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , BRAZIL. Contact: Dennis
Runyan, Wheelchair Sports, USA (see May 21)
All Disabilities May 14 Philadelphia Sports Meet, Philadelphia, PA. Contact: Lylian Melendez; (215) 248-7611; Imelendez@ucpphila.org May 19-21 Michigan Sports Festival for Athletes with Disabilities, E. Lansing, MI. Contact: Cindy Burkhour, Games Director, 2545 Lamplighter Dr., Jenison, MI 49428; (616) 669-9109 (FAX/phone); games@MiDSA.org June 8-12 National Sports Festival for Athletes with Disabilities, Detroit, MI. Contact: J.J. Lewis, Executive Director, 715 Isbell St., Howell, MI 48843-1926; (517) 404-6990, (801) 730-9866 (FAX); nationals@MiDSA.org --or- Kim Simmons, Conference Chair; (517) 420-6372; events@miDSA.org June 10-12 Endeavor Games, Edmond, OK. Contact: Katrina Shaklee, The Sports Group, 5844 W. Wilshire Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73132; (405) 722-8744 June 26 2005 Hope & Possibility 5 Miler, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , NY. Contact: Achilles Track Club The Achilles Track Club was established by Dick Traum in 1983 to encourage disabled people to participate in long-distance running with the general public. Achilles has become an international organization that provides support, training, and technical expertise to runners at all , 42 West 38th St., 4th FI., New York City, NY 10018; www. achillestrackclub.org; (212) 860-4455 September 11-17 Canyonlands Green River Canoe Trip, Green River, UT. Contact: Cindy Wetherald, PO Box 697, Breckenridge, CO 80424; (800) 383-2632, (970) 453-4676; wildprog@boec.org October 2-8 Canyonlands Green River Canoe Trip, Green River, UT. Contact: Cindy Wetherald (September 11-17) November 6 2005 NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City Marathon, New York Marathon, New York may refer to:
Conferences/Workshops May 19-21 Michigan Sports Festival for Athletes with Disabilities, E. Lansing, MI. Contact: Nicole Jomantas (see May 19-22) -or- games@MIDSA. org; (616) 669-9109 May 19-22 Lions Multiple District State Convention, Canon City, CO. Contact: Ryan Ortiz; (719) 630-0422; rortiz@usaba.org -or- Nicole Jomantas, USABA, 33 N. Institute St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903; (719) 630-0422, (719) 630-0616 (FAX); mlucas@usaba.org June 2-5 ATRI Aquatic Therapy aquatic therapy Water therapy Rehab medicine The exercising of muscle groups under water, which increases range-of-motion and light resistance for rehabilitation. See Rehabilitation medicine. Specialty Institute, Chicago, IL. Contact: ATRI, 13297 Temple Blvd., W. Palm Beach, FL 33412; (866) go2-ATRI, (561) 828-8150 (FAX); atri@atri.org June 3-5 Abilities Expo/Southern California, Anaheim, CA. Contact: Advanstar Communications, 440 Wheelers Farm Road, Milford CT 06460-8712; (800) 385-3085 June 6-8 International Boccia Officials Certification Workshop, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Contact: J.J. Lewis, Executive Director, 715 Isbell St., Howell, MI 48843-1926; (517) 404-6990, (801) 730-9866 (FAX); nationals@MiDSA.org June 15-16 2005 USABA National Coaches Clinic, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: Mark Lucas; USABA; mlucas@usaba.org (see May 19-22) June 17-19 Equine Specialist Pilot Workshop, Ocala, FL. Contact: NARHA NARHA North American Riding for the Handicapped Association , PO Box 33150, Denver, CO 80233; (800) 369-RIDE (7433), (303) 252-4610 (FAX), (303) 457-8496 (FAX on demand); narha@narha.org -or- Mandy Hogan, (978) 682-7855 June 29-July 2 9th Biennial Angelman Syndrome Foundation Conference, Anaheim, CA. Contact: Sheila Wenger, 3015 E. New York St., Ste. A2265, Aurora, IL 60504; (800) 432-6435, (630) 978-7408 FAX; swenger@angelman.org July 1-3 Equine Specialist Pilot Workshop, Woodinville, WA. Contact NARHA (see June 17-19) July 4 American Council of the Blind The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is a nation wide organization in the United States. It is an organization mainly made up of blind and visually-impaired people who want to achieve independence and equality (although there are many sighted members with common aims). National Convention, Denver, CO. Contact: Mark Lucas; USABA; mlucas@usaba.org (see May 19-22) July 5-9 15th International Symposium on Adapted Physical Activity, Verona, ITALY. Contact: Symposium Secretariat Office, ISAPA ISAPA International Symposium for Adapted Physical Activity Verona 2005, via Leoni, 13-37121, Verona, ITALY; + 39 045 96 93 311; + 39 96933121 (FAX); info@isapa2005.net July 6-7 USABA National Coaching Symposium, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: Mark Lucas; USABA; mlucas@usaba.org (see May 19-22) July 21-24 National Conference on Winning Grants for Physical Education, Myrtle Beach, SC. Contact: Christy Eaton, AAHPERD AAHPERD American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance , 1900 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191; (800) 213-7193, ext. 423, (703) 476-3423; ceaton@aahperd.org August 26-28 Abilities Expo/Metro Detroit, Detroit, MI. Contact: Advanstar Communications (see June 3-5) September 21-24 Alliance for Full Participation, Many Voices, One Vision, Washington, DC. Contact: Natalie P. Shear, Conference Coordinator; (800) 833-1354, ext. 101 -or- Carol Walsh; (301) 706-6252; Alliance for Full Participation, Summit 2005, 1730 M Street NW, Ste. 801, Washington, DC 20036 October 14-16 CanTRA 25th Anniversary Conference Tools to Teach ... To Learn ... To Lead. Contact: Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association, PO Box 24009, Guelph, Ontario, CANADA N1E N1E Nosed One Edge (lumber) 6V8; (519) 767-0700, (519) 767-0435 (FAX); ctra@golden.net October 18-22 NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association Congress & Exposition, San Antonio, TX. Contact: NRPA, 22377 Belmont Ridge Rd., Ashburn, VA 20148; 703-858-0784 November 9-12 2005 NARHA Conference; New Orleans, LA. Contact: Andrea Spridgen; (800) 369-7433, ext. 109; NARHA (see June 17-19) November 15-19 2005 58th Annual NCAAHPERD Convention, Greensboro, NC. Contact: Ron Morrow; (800) 840-6500; rmorrow@ncaahperd.org November 17-19 Michigan AHPERD AHPERD Association for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance Fall Convention, Acme, ML Contact: Anne Ramsby, MI Association for HPERD HPERD health physical education recreation and dance , PO Box 27187, Lansing, MI 48909; (517) 347-0485 November 18-20 Abilities Expo/Northern California, Santa Clara, CA. Contact: Advanstar Communications (see June 3-5) The Calendar is a service PALAESTRA offers to all organizations and institutions interested in sport, physical education, and recreation for persons with disabilities. Items of interest to athletes, coaches, and professionals in the field are listed without charge. Please submit items in this format at least four months in advance to Kathleen Ellis, Kinesiology Department, University of Rhode Island History The University was first chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. 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