Spina-Bifida Easter Egg Hunt at Scotttish Rite

PepsiCo EnAble volunteers attended the RISE Adventures Spina Bifida Easter Egg Hunt at Scottish Rite Hospital on Saturday, March 27th.  The kids and their families enjoyed food, drinks, face painting and arts and crafts.  The Easter Bunny was in attendance and we wrapped up with a giant Easter Egg Hunt.  We, as a group, really enjoyed helping out and interacting with the children and their families.  Even in walkers or wheelchairs, there is no stopping a child who’s after a brightly colored egg hiding in the grass!  Thanks for having us and see you next time.

CLICK HERE to see more Easter egg hunt photos.

Halloween on Main Street, Friday Night, October 30th, Main Street Grapevine

Halloween on Main Street Grapevine was held Friday night October 30th. To support our collaborative partner, Grapevine Parks and Recreation, RISE manned the Face Painting Booth. Unforeseen circumstances came up the day of the event and I lost the majority of our volunteers and experienced face painters that were scheduled. The TEAM RISE Volunteers and Participants that did show up had never painted faces before. Thanks to the tremendous support of Jessica Simbeck, a TWU student that regularly volunteers for quad rugby, Michael Fisher and Avasa Braith, also rugby volunteers, for their call to action and making it work. Beth Jerner with Canine Companions and her trusty side kick puppy Peony, were having a great time splashing paint too. Staci and Clint also showed up and later in the evening and participated.  The highlight was Traci Bryan, a quadriplegic that had not painted since her injury. She was amazing and could not put down the paint brushes. I attempted to close the booth and she continued to accept new kids until I finally had to shut off the lights. Mike Peters and Justin Ferguson got out of their comfort zone and got their faces painted to join in the fun. The booth was active all evening. Thanks to all of you for your continued support in all of the fun things we do in the community each and every week! Check out these fun pictures of the evening.  CLICK HERE for more photos from this event.

Paul Gray

RISE Haunted House was a Spooktacuar Event!

RISE Haunted House was held Saturday, October 10th, at the Dallas Scaregrounds. A cold, drizzly, evening didn’t dampen the spirits of the 82 folks that attended this third annual event. It was the first time for many to attend a haunted house in their wheelchair and children that have never been in a haunted house. First Place for the Children’s Division Best Costume went to Zion Rangel dressed as a ninja turtle. First Place for the Adult Division Best Costume went to Spencer Larimore that was just scary period.  Click here for pictures.

Camp RISE is Under Construction!!

Camp RISE will open on Friday, May 15. Thanks to the generous donation of C & R Medical, including the land and construction costs, this camp will be accessible for all children with physical disabilities. The camp is located in Springtown, Texas. Sign up now for great camping experience.

Thank you C & R Medical, it’s going to be an incredible summer of outdoor fun at Camp RISE! I (Mike), TEAM RISE participant, thank you warmly!

Spina Bifida Association of North Texas Easter Egg Hunt

When
Saturday, April 4th from 11am-1pm

Where
Scottish Rite Hospital
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, Texas 75219

Click here for directions.

About
Sponsored and facilitated by RISE Adventures this year in an effort to help our great friends at SBANT. If you would like to donate or provide needed services please contact Paul Gray at pgray@riseadventures.org or Wendy Harvey at harvey.4@sbcglobal.net.

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers! We need your support! Click here for details.

To become a TEAM RISE Volunteer, click here.

Thanks in advance for your support in helping us accomplish our mission!

Introducing our 2009 Program Schedule

RISE Adventures introduces our 2009 Program Schedule. This schedule will continually be updated throughout the year. It gives complete information on all existing programs. All programs that run January- March are RESERVATTION ONLY. To make reservations please contact the appropriate RISE Program Director listed on the programs page.

The following new programs are being set up but the dates will not be listed until March 15^th.

• Health & Fitness
• Horseback Riding
• Hunting
• Jet Skiing
• Photography
• Scuba
• Seasonal
• Swimming
• Water Skiing
• X-games