Posts Tagged ‘Adaptive’
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 Golf has added a new Model T Disability Golf Cart. SIGN UP NOW!
Numerous dates and instruction are available on the RISE Calendar. To make reservations contact Gary Pickle at gary@garypickle.com or 817-684-1128.
RISE is on Television, again!
Irving Community Television (ICTN) covered TEAM RISE versus the Dallas Harlequins able bodied rugby game. Parkscape is shown on local cable. This is great video
Main Street Days in Grapevine was lots of fun despite the weather
RISE had a great booth and signed up numerous physically challenged persons that now participate in programs. Thanks to RISE Title Sponsors, Connie Stauffer/Lift-Aids and Randy Smith/C&R Medical, Gary Pickle/RISE Golf Director, Rick Brauer/RISE Sailing Director, and Joel “Peanut” Hendrix, RISE Equipment Manager. A Special Thanks goes out to our great friends at the City [...]
Camp RISE Adventures opens Friday May 15th
This is a real life camping in the experience, outdoors in tents, to teach children how to camp on their own. This inaugural camp is booked but there are still openings for additional dates so make your reservations now. »» More Camp RISE Information »» More Camp RISE Pictures
