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Street address: 1102 Eleanor Dr, Waterloo, IA, 50701
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Date Listed: Mar-12-08 Event Date(s): Jun-04-08 to Jun-07-08 Event Time: 17:00 to 15:00 UNI Wheelchair Sports Camp For kids with disabilities AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA in Cedar Falls What: Sports camp for young people in Iowa to use wheelchairs for Basketball, soccor, football, track, and field events Who: Girls and boys ages 3rd grade thru high school with the ability to live independently in a supervised dormitory. When: Wednesday, June 4 to Saturday, June 7 What else: Special evening events such as rock climbing, movies, games Staff: Camp will be staffed by experienced athletes, who use wheelchairs, and coaches from across Iowa. Volunteers will assist in special events and activities of living. A doctor will be available and a nurse will be on staff. Cost: Camp will cost approximately $250 for the camp, including room and board. Some camperships may be available The mission of the University of Northern Iowa’s Wheelchair Sports Camp is to give qualified kids with disabilities around the State of Iowa an opportunity to participate in various types of athletic events using a wheelchair. They will benefit from the physical and social opportunities available at the UNI camp by being introduced to new athletic activities in a structured environment. This camp will focus on basketball and track and field events. There will be opportunities for instruction, expert coaching, and the refinement of skills. Campers will be encouraged to be as independent as they can, and to have the freedom to interact with their peers. The camp promotes wheelchair awareness and provides healthy recreational activities for kids with disabilities. Activities such as wheeling around campus with their teammates to meals, recreational games, other skill activities, and pure fun are important for learning. Campers will enjoy traditional camp and recreation activities, while they are improving daily living, sensory-motor-perceptual, strengthening, and hand-eye coordination skills. The camp will also show those that have been injured or born with a disability that they can be independent and productive in their community. One of our goals is to help increase the physical activity level of all young people with disabilities. Playing wheelchair sports promotes fitness as well as discipline, team work and camaraderie. Those with a disability can be very productive in school, the work place, and their community and can contribute a great deal to society. These young people have fewer alternatives for health promotion, and the UNI Sports Camp is one place that will open up opportunities for growth that will last a lifetime. It also is a way that their family members will greatly benefit from the independence gained by those athletes. As with any enterprise of this nature, there are costs involved. We project that the actual cost of participation for each athlete will be $600. This will cover room, board, staff stipends, medical personnel, and some supplies. At this time we are anticipating hosting several young athletes, for a total budget of $7-9,000. We are asking each athlete to pay $250, as most of the families involved are living on limited funds. We are looking for sponsors to help us cover the rest of the expenses. Costs based on a partial week. With this in mind, we would like to ask you to consider becoming a sponsor for this very worthwhile camp. Sponsorships are available at any level, from a cash donation to a camper ship for an individual athlete. All sponsors will be mention on all camp materials. Sponsors are invited to have a presence during registration and at the closing luncheon, as well as to provide promotional material for the athlete packet. Camp T-shirts will display the names of all camp sponsors. Please consider making a donation to help us offer a valuable growth experience to some of Iowa’s most deserving children. Thank you for your time and consideration. For more information contact: Dr. Nancy Hamilton 203 WRC Univ. of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0241 or Jack Eherenman 319 493-0090 JEConstruction1@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ### Jack Eherenman Iowa Chairiots Coordinator UNI wheelchair sports camp Co-director 319-493-0090 JEConstruction1@gmail.com
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