Posts Tagged ‘Kayaking’
World Congress on Disabilities Dallas 2010
RISE did it big at this years World Congress on Disabilities. We setup all our equipment in a huge space at the back of the expo. We had hand cycles, kayaks, tents, water skis, jet skis, rugby chairs and our bus! Every hour or so we demo’d our different programs for small crowds of interested [...]
End of Summer Bash VI Promo
The End of the Summer Bash is Saturday, September 25, 2010 9am – 3pm at Meadowmere Park in Grapevine, Texas. This Free Event provides a variety of outdoor leisure activities for those in the community of all ages with physical disabilities and their families. Activities: Water Skiing, Scuba Demonstration, Jet Skis, Sailing, Kayaking, Swimming, Fishing, Disability [...]
Dallas Mavericks Wheelchair Basketball Water-Sports Picnic
This past weekend RISE held a water-sports picnic for the Dallas Mavericks Wheelchair Basketball Team to kick off the season. The kids were all very excited to started the basketball season, and there wasn’t a better way to do it! Several of the Junior Mavericks have never been jetskiing, tubing, or kayaking before, so this [...]
Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation Water Sports Picnic
On Saturday July 31st, Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation sponsored a spinal cord peer mentor water sports picnic for peer mentors, patients, and family members. The event was organized by RISE adventures and was held in Meadowmere Park on Lake Grapevine. The activities that were offered for individuals with disabilities were water skiing, jet skiing, boat [...]
Spina Bifida Water Sports Picnic was held Saturday, July 17th.
There are always way too many people to thank for their unconditional support. Without the financial support of C & R Medical Supplies & Lift-Aids and their personal involvement none of our free programs would be possible! It was over 100 degrees but the temperature did not dampen the spirits. The huge turnout of children [...]
RISE Adventures Adaptive Water Sports Program is Profiled by 360 West Magazine
Read 360 West Magazine to see the article in the July issue. Download the extracted pages in PDF format.
REACH Water Sports Picnic, Saturday, June 26, 2010- Recap
TEAM RISE Staff, Sponsors, and Volunteers, From the bottom of my heart, I truly appreciate each and every one of you for your effort, presenting the REACH Water Sports Picnic. Your heartfelt compassion and unconditional support were truly inspiring. This was one of the best days of RISE Adventures short existence. I have written this [...]
Important RISE Program Update on Making Reservations!
Due to the rapid growth of all programs RISE has instituted a new policy on accepting program reservations effective June 15, 2010. RISE owns our own equipment for every program and can accommodate any size group. The reason for the new policy is to have enough volunteers on hand to handle transfers and run the [...]
RISE Water Sports Bring Family and Friends Together.
The RISE Adventures Water Sport Program at Grapevine Lake is a great opportunity to get friends and family out of the house and enjoying the outdoors together. With 4 jet ski’s, several kayaks, a sailboat and a ski boat with adaptive water ski’s all in one place there are plenty of activities for everyone! My [...]
RISE Adventure’s Kayaking Gets Mentioned in The Star-Telegram
The Star-Telegram published a great article about beginner kayaking and how to get started. They mention RISE Adventures in the article. CLICK HERE to check it out.
RISE Adventures First Annual, “Kickin’ off the Summer Bash I” CEO Recap:
The RISE First Annual “Kickin’ off the Summer Bash I” held May 1, 2010 at Meadowmere Park on Lake Grapevine, was truly blessed! After weeks of concern on the lingering winter weather and the forecast of storms for the weekend, no storms or rain ever occurred. The event was held to get first timers acclimated [...]
RISE Kayaking Get’s Going for the Summer!
RISE Kayaking has started for the summer on the Trinity River, McInnish Park, 2340 Sandy Lake Road Carrollton, TX 75006. Contact Annette Brauer at abrauer@riseadventures.org or (972) 978.8903. Kevin is a paraplegic that had only kayaked in a swimming pool at a local event. He contacted RISE and wanted a real kayaking experience and the [...]
Kayaying in the Cold 11/21/09
It was a cloudy morning on Saturday, November 21, 2009. A few of us were planning to go hand cycling and kayaking. Since it rained the night before the hand cycling trails were completely under water so we went kayaking that day. It was a good thing we decided to go kayaking it was over [...]
