Utah's first Para Table Tennis Program catering to the entire wheelchair population of the Intermountain West!
Who:
We aim to tailor the program mainly to paraplegic participants. We will encourage any family and friends to attend and participate as well. This means the program is open to all ages and abilities. Greg Lee and Claire Simon, along with several other volunteers from Skyline High School’s National Honors Society will direct the activity. They will teach the rules and regulations of table tennis
01/18/2016
Our Winter Tournament was a success! A huge thank you to all the participants and the volunteers who made it such a blast. We had six pairs compete in the doubles competition and ten singles. Congratulations to our winners! Monday practices will be continuing and we look forward to our next event.
We are excited to report we have had three successful practices thus far! We are looking forward to our fourth practice this Monday, November 2nd. All participants have been having a great time and have been improving well!
10/13/2015
The first Para Table Tennis meeting was was an awesome success! Come join us next Monday from 5-6 and get in on the fun.
We are excited to announce the first Para Table Tennis practice will be held Monday, October 12 from 5:00-6:00 downstairs at the Neuroworx facility (90 Albion Village Way, Sandy, UT 84070)!
Plan on practices held each Monday at this time and location.
All participants are welcome! Both paraplegics and quadriplegics of any ability level are highly encouraged to attend. Come learn about table tennis and get a feel for the Para Table Tennis program. This is an open course for any level of skill and experience. We look forward to seeing you there!
10/02/2015
We are excited to announce we have received our first two tables! They have both been successfully installed at our Neuroworx facility. Thanks to everyone for you support! More to come.
We are pleased to announce our first donations have been received. We hope to be holding the first ever practice Monday, October 12! We will keep everyone updated!
10/01/2015
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
We are excited to announce that we are initiating Salt Lake City’s first adaptive table tennis program! We hope to provide the adaptive community an opportunity to learn and play ping pong. This sport is a great means to learn hand-eye coordination and friendly competition skills in a safe and accessible environment. It is an activity enjoyable by both adaptive and able-bodied participants, providing a unique bonding opportunity for all members of families and friend groups. We aim to bring Salt Lake City’s adaptive population access to these one-of-a-kind gains.
We feel it is important to support this program because both of us have enjoyed playing table tennis with someone in a wheelchair. We find it is an amazing and fun way to connect with those that are handicapped. This is a unique opportunity because the game of ping pong is a completely level playing field for the able-bodied and adaptive to spend quality time together and get active. We want to share this experience with the community of Salt Lake City.
We will be partnering with Neuroworx, a state-of-the-art rehabilitation center, that will provide a facility in which we will hold the weekly classes. Our program is in conjunction with the Neuroworx wellness program.
Currently, we are lacking in funding to purchase the materials needed to jumpstart the program. We are hoping to find access to ping pong tables, balls, and paddles to begin play. We are asking you to consider any sort of donation to procure this equipment. Furthermore, we would love to use any old or used ping pong equipment you may have. We are willing to come pick up any materials to transport to our facility; we are more than happy to work with you in any way possible to make this donation possible. Our current goal is to raise $2,000 which will help us to buy 170 balls, 12 paddles, and 3 tables.
If you are able to make a donation of any sort, we would encourage you to do so by:
Contributing electronically to our fundraising campaign at (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/adaptive-ping-pong-program/x/12033446 #/)
Calling Neuroworx (801)-619-3670 and donating via credit transaction.
Making a check out to Neuroworx, memo for their adaptive sports program.
Our fund is a 305-c tax deductible campaign.
All proceeds raised will go directly to support the program and players. Our campaign ends on October 30th so please donate soon! Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We are happy to discuss this exciting new program with you!
Best Wishes,
Claire and Greg
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