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North Texas Cowboys 3rd Annual USQRA RISE National Invitational Quad Rugby Tournament Irving, TX February 17-19, 2012 Presented by RISE Adventures
Don’t miss the exciting, hard hitting, and competitive, quad rugby wheelchair action in Irving, Texas! Admission and parking are FREE for the entire family! Click to see the Tournament Schedule/Flyer! Click to see the Press Release! Click to see the Volunteer Opportunities!
Friends of Brad Updegrove Celebration, Saturday, February 18, 2012, 7:00 pm. For more information and to receive an E-Invite please send email to party4brad@gmail.com
Bradley J. Updegrove (March 19, 1966 – December 26, 2011) Bradley J. Updegrove, 45, of Deer Park, WA, formerly of Newfane, NY entered into rest on December 26, 2011 in a single vehicle accident. Brad and his wife Traci have made their loving home in Deer Park, WA since the fall of 2008. Brad was [...]
RISE Cruise 2012
In July 2011 I went on a cruise with Carnival Cruise Lines and not all areas of the ship were accessible and I wasn’t able to do any shore excursions due to liability issues, but with the Royal Caribbean Cruise with RISE Adventures I was able to access all levels of the ship and was [...]
North Texas Cowboys Get Wins in Jacksonville!
The North Texas Cowboys (NTC) quadriplegic rugby team took a huge step this past weekend in legitimizing themselves as one of the up and coming teams in the United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA) at the fifth annual Southern Slam hosted in Jacksonville Florida. They did so by comprising an overall record of three wins [...]
TEAM RISE Member Henrik Kools Story
From the moment he entered this world he started making an impression on everybody who came across his way and he hasn’t stopped since. Born with Spina Bifida he had his challenges getting to where he is today, but he did not let that slow him down. The time has come for him to undergo [...]
Parade Participants Need to Reserve Your Spot Today! For the third year in a row, RISE Adventures will have a float in the 33rd Annual Greenville Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 17, 2012
The RISE Bus will pull a float this year. We meet at a Dallas Location, close to the parade route, at 7:00 am. The parade is from 11:00 – 1:00 and is approximately 3 miles. Space is available to ride on the float itself or for participants to ride a Handcycle, Rugby Chair, Basketball Chair, [...]
Numerous Volunteers Needed for Quad Rugby Tournament!
NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR QUAD RUGBY TOURNAMENT. PLEASE CONTACT Paul Gray, pgray@riseadventures.org what times you are available and can help with the tournament. We could really use your support!!! North Texas Cowboys, 3rd Annual USQRA, RISE National Invitational, Quad Rugby Tournament, Senter Park Recreation Center, 901 South Senter Road Irving, TX 75060, (972) 721-2641 Thursday, [...]
Join Team RISE at MDA Musclewalk!
The MDA Musclewalk is approaching Saturday February 11th at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Team RISE will have a booth showing off some of our adaptive equipment. This event can help introduce many new people to all the programs RISE offers. We still are looking to get more Team RISE members there to answer questions for [...]
RISE golf in the winter? Are we crazy or what?
RISE golf took a chance and battled the elements today (their first attempt in two months), and even though we only had one participant (Aakash) come out to enjoy the ‘brisk air’, a good time was had. Per the RISE calendar, I have the weekly program penciled in to start back up in March, but [...]
How to support RISE Adventures without spending a dime out of your pocket! Please read this Blog from our CEO, Paul Gray!
I am proud to announce that C & R Medical Supplies continued their valued sponsorship for 2012. Randy Smith/Owner clearly understands the RISE Mission and is fully committed to our short and long term goals. C & R’s financial commitment allowed RISE to not only hire our first two full time employees and fund our [...]
Welcome Chris Goad/RISE Director of Development!
Dear Team RISE, I am honored to have the opportunity to serve RISE Adventures as the new Director of Development. RISE is on the verge of significant growth, and I am looking forward to the challenge of establishing a sponsorship and fundraising strategy to help facilitate the expansion of current programs and establishing new ones. [...]
RISE Adventures Announces 2012 Partners!
Paralympic Sports Club, http://usparalympics.org/ Paralympic Sport North Texas, A Program of RISE Adventures U.S. Paralympics is partnering with community organizations from across the country to create a network of Paralympic Sport Clubs. Paralympic Sport Clubs are community-based programs developed to involve youth and adults with physical and visual disabilities in sports and physical activity, regardless [...]
RISE Adventures is listed with these National Organizations!
NCPAD The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability, usually abbreviated NCPAD, is an information center concerned with physical activity and disability. It’s a part of the Department of Disability and Human Development in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It is supported by a grant from the [...]
Numerous Ways to make a Donation to RISE Adventures!
RISE Adventures Donations Halliburton Employee Matching Gifts AT&T Foundation Matching Gift Program PepsiCo Foundation Matching Gift Program Donor Bridge Wells Fargo Matching Gifts BNSF Railway Matching Gift Program MissionFish Founded in 1999, MissionFish is the partner charity of eBay, which runs auction and shopping websites in 30 countries. Through MissionFish, eBay users are able to [...]
How You Can Help RISE Blog About Programs!
As the RISE Administrative Assistant one of the things I do is try to write about RISE programs I attend each month, so people can read about how much fun RISE Programs are. Since I am just one guy though I obviously can’t be at every RISE activity. So if people would write a short [...]
RISE Corporate Office will be closed January 5-15th, 2012.
Programs are still operating so check the RISE Calendar on our website, www.riseadentures.org
RISE is now accepting applications for additional positions on our Board of Directors.
Would you like to serve RISE at a higher capacity in strategic planning and oversight of everything we do? If so, please fill out the application along with your biographical introduction and email it to Andy Burton/RISE Board Secretary. The board will review the application and if accepted will facilitate an in person interview. The [...]
Team RISE Will Participate in MDA’s MuscleWalk 2012!
RISE Adventures is participating in the MDA MuscleWalk on February 11th, 2012 8am-12pm. It is inside Cowboys Stadium so no need to worry about the weather. RISE will have a booth set up showing off our adaptive equipent for programs like Water Ski’ing, Handcycling, and Quad Rugby. Team RISE members on hand can meet many [...]
RISE Featured in the BNSF Railway Technology Services HITS Newsletter
Ken Freed has been one of RISE’s most active new volunteers, and helps out anyway he can. He also works for Burlington Northern Railroad which has a newsletter called BNSF Railway Technology Services HITS magazine. HITS – “Happenings In Technology Services. Which he was able to get RISE featured in(Pictures Below). For us at RISE [...]
