Archive for the ‘Programs’ Category
Programs sub categories : Advocacy, Airplane Rides, Camping, Collaboration, Fishing, Golf, Handcycling, Health & Fitness, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Jet Skiing, Kayaking, Photography, Quad Rugby, Sailing, Scuba, Seasonal, Sled Hockey, Swimming, Water Skiing and X-games
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!
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
3rd Annual North Texas Cowboys Invitational Quad Rugby Tournament, February 17 – 19, 2012
Hosted by RISE Adventures and co-hosted by the University of Arizona, Senter Park Recreation Center, 901 Senter Road, Irving, Texas 75060. Featuring the North Texas Cowboys, T.I.R.R. Texans (A & B Teams), Texas Stampede, Milwaukee Iron, University of Arizona Sierra Storm, and Edmonton Canada Steel Wheels. Admission is Free for the entire family!
Paralympic Sport North Texas, A Program of RISE Adventures, Paralympic Experience- Saturday April 14, 2012
Featuring Handcycling and Kayaking. The Paralympic Experience program introduces individuals with physical and visual disabilities to Paralympic sport on the local and international levels. The goal of the program is show individuals with physical and visual disabilities how participation in sport and living a healthy, active lifestyle can have a profoundly positive impact on their [...]
RISE will introduce two new Programs in 2012, Recreation Wheelchair Basketball and Soccer
If you are interested in either of these programs or have used equipment you would like to donate or sell, please contact Paul Gray at pgray@riseadventures.org.
RISE Children’s Hunting Team Leader Amy Simmons, December 10-11th, 2011
It was 7 AM on Saturday morning of the second weekend of December. Any other Saturday morning I would still be in dreamland recuperating from a long work week, but not this particular Saturday, December 10, 2011. I had my bags, rifle, and ammo packed, waiting at the door for Paul and Peanut to pick [...]
RISE Children’s Hunting Team Leader Josh Whitaker, December 3-4th, 2011
2011 was another successful hunting season for RISE Adventures! It was the first weekend in December and forecasted rain and cold temps weren’t going to keep us from heading out into the field. While I have hunted before three in our group had not so the excitement level was high for everyone. Our hunting destination [...]
Toy’s for Tot’s RISE Rugby Match versus Dallas Harlequins a Huge Success!
This years Toys for Tots toy drive was a huge success. There was lots of fast action and big hits on the court and as usual the RISE wheelchair ruggers came out on top. The Quins are getting better every year and actually held a lead going into the second quarter. The experience and deep [...]
Team RISE vs Dallas Harlequins Toys for Tots Quad Rugby Game Dec. 9th
TOYS FOR TOTS DEC. 9th It’s that time of year again. It’s time for RISE rugby to beat up on the Dallas Harlequins able body rugby team in the name of charity. We will be holding our annual wheelchair rugby match to benefit Toys for Tots on Friday Dec. 9th. The game will be held [...]
The North Texas Cowboys go to Reno
The North Texas Cowboys played in their first tournament of the year the last weekend in October. While the record was 0 for 5 on the weekend their level of play increased dramatically over last year. Thanks to one more year of experience and the addition of some new players the Cowboys look nothing like [...]
RISE had fun at the Dallas Scaregrounds!
I had never been to a Haunted House since I had started using a wheelchair so wasn’t sure what to expect. It was an amazing experience, kind of like a scary carnival! There were people in costumes walking around interacting with everybody, but never leaving character. After browsing around for a bit it was RISE’s [...]
RISE Photography Shoots at “Autumn at the Arboretum”
October 15, 2011 was a beautiful day for shooting photos at “Autumn at the Arboretum” in Dallas. Participant’s circled wagons at the front entrance around noon and were given free tickets by RISE Adventures. Once in the gardens, Scott Golem explained some basic techniques to help improve composition or framing the shots and possible adaptation [...]
Discover Scuba Changes Lives
First of all I would like to thank you personally for all of the help that Rise provided to me so that I was able to discover scuba diving. Not to sound to cliche, but scuba diving has literally changed my life. There is just something so freeing about the sport. On land, barriers are [...]
RISE Rugby is Banging Every Friday!!
Now that the Summer and Lake Activities(except for the EOSB) is over. The way to get involved weekly with RISE is to go to, Georgia Farrow Recreation Center, 530 Davis Street, Irving, TX 75060, every Friday night 6-9 for Quad Rugby. Even if you don’t want or can’t play its a great place to socialize. [...]
RISE Rugby is the place to be on Friday night!
RISE Rugby is back! Hello RISE Rugby fans, I hope this finds all of you in good spirits and good health. It has been a long HOT summer and I’m afraid it’s not over yet. I know it was hard to endure the recent time off from Rugby but now all of that is behind [...]
The North Texas Cowboys rugby team is a part of RISE!
The North Texas Cowboys are now a program of RISE. Born from our highly successful recreational program the North Texas Cowboys competitive Quad Rugby team have become the newest RISE program. For now we are still looking to find a permanent home for the program but we are up and running. We practice at Georgia [...]
It’s HOT outside and so are RISE Programs!
Go to the RISE Adventures calendar and make your reservations now for: Golf, Handcycling, Sailing, Scuba, Water Skiing, Jet Skiing, Swimming, Tubing, Kayaking, Boating, Fishing!
RISE Friday Night Rugby is Now TWO Programs
North Texas Cowboys Team Practice, 5:30-6:45. RISE Recreation Program, 7:00-9:30. Program is every Friday night except Friday, August 12th, gym is closed for repairs. No reservations required.
