Posts Tagged ‘Accessible’
Lift-Aids – RISE Title Sponsor
Without these RISE Title Sponsors we would not be able to provide our programs for Free. Please support our sponsors by contacting them today! Lift-Aids provides the latest in Accessible Vehicles and Lifts.
My Fishing Experience was Amazing! 9/5/09
Dear, RISE Adventures My fishing experience was amazing. It’s always calming for me to fish. But then at the same time it’s a fun challenge to actually try catch. At my latest fishing experience I caught five fish, and it didn’t even take that long to catch them. So the rest of the time I [...]
Fishing with Andy, August, 29th
This was the very first time I have been fishing and I had a wonderful time. Don got attacked by Mini Jaws and we thought we were going to have to call 9.1.1. on the boat…..LOL. We caught a total of 15 fish, several were non-keepers but that ones that were we took home, cleaned, [...]
Wanted.. to get out of the house!
Been having health issues for the past 3 months. In and out of hospitals on a couple occasions. It feels like I missed the summer. For the first time I felt back to my usual self and went Sailing this past Sunday. It was great! The weather was great, the wind was fine, the day [...]
Tee it Up Anytime!
RISE golfers take advantage of “flex scheduling” and Tee it Up on Wednesday, August 5th at the North Texas Golf Center. If the regularly scheduled RISE golf event just doesn’t fit your schedule, get your buddies together and let’s go play when it’s convenient….for you! RISE provides everything: single rider cart, golf clubs, instruction, an [...]
Adaptive Water Skiing 08-15-09
On behalf of everyone that attended water skiing Saturday, THANK YOU DUDE! Please let all of your volunteers and neighbors know how much we truly appreciate their involvement and help. Your place is gorgeous and the perfect place to hold an event like this. I have already received a bunch of emails form folks attending [...]
Learning the Ropes
Put the main sail on the boom, put up the jib, go to the port, go to the starboard side, point towards the cut, put the rope in the cleat, and tie the halyard down! What on earth does all this mean? For an everyday person, the sailing terminology can seem somewhat confusing, but for [...]
Fishing with Andy
I want to thank Andy for all of his devotion to RISE programs! It’s amazing to see how the quad rugby Friday nights are the hot spot to be! Now I have to try and show up on time since everyone knows it’s a must! Thanks for taking a group of us night fishing the following [...]
Viewers Respond to Golf Story on TV
I saw the piece on Channel 5 news regarding your organization and am thrilled to know that it exists. My younger brother became paraplegic at age 19 and died in 2001 at 47. He was an inspiration to all who knew him and the East Tennessee hospitals often asked him to visit young patients who [...]
RISE Children’s Camping
I would like to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! We attended the first, ever, Camp Rise Adventure. And what an adventure it was!!! My daughter had an awesome time. Friday, she ate and played until I was worn out. Saturday, we were awakened to the wonderful smell of breakfast. After that, off to [...]
RISE Photography outing at the Dallas Arboretum
RISE Photography sponsored a Photography outing at the Dallas Arboretum on Saturday June 20th.The event was free to participants and their companions thanks to Dallas Arboretum. People participating had fun taking pictures, enjoying the flora, making friends and grabbing a bite to eat at the end of the day. You may ask your self is [...]
RISE Adventures Sailing on Lake Lewisville
What a great way to begin your Sunday morning, with RISE Sailing. We all put our sunscreen on, got out the lifejackets, and set sail from Pier 121 at 8am! We were back by 10:30am, just in time before the heat kicked in! Captain Don brought his son who helped with the sailing and a [...]
Team RISE Quad Rugby Newest Player
RISE quad rugby has been growing leaps and bounds this past several months. One of our newest players is an 18 year old man from Benbrook, Texas. Justin Miller’s first experience with RISE was with this program. Here’s what Justin had to say: “I heard about quad rugby over the internet and I first started [...]
Hand Cycling is Still Going Strong in the Heat
I would first like to thank all of the participants and volunteers who showed up to ride and help during the month of June after all there wouldn’t be a program without them. Even though we lost one of our weekly rides on the 14th due to problems with the weather it was, I believe, [...]
New Golfer Gives Thanks to RISE Golf Program
We would like to express our appreciation in getting Caleb involved with RISE. He really enjoyed his first adventure with you guys playing golf this past weekend. He had a lot of fun and said he wants to be able to do it again! He is excited to get involved and try some new things [...]
I love RISE kayaking! 6/24/09
I went kayaking with RISE for the first time on Wednesday and I had a great time. I have wanted to try kayaking for some time now but could never manage to find the time. It finally happened this week and boy am I glad it did. We spent a couple hours paddling up and [...]
RISE Fishing in the Dark 6/27/09
RISE Adventures fishing on a late Saturday night was a huge hit. We all caught 5-6 sand bass in about three hours. The weather was great! We lowered lights into the water to attract minnows that would, in turn, attract the large fish. We used minnow bait on a hook, waited a few minutes and [...]
RISE Quad Rugby is every Friday night from 6–9pm at the Georgia Farrow Recreation Center in Irving.
No reservations are required so come join us. We play every Friday from 6 pm till 9 pm at the Georgia Farrow Recreation Center. Georgia Farrow Recreation Center 530 Davis Dr Irving, TX 75061 click here for map. Click here for more photos
