I thought I would port this over from our United Spinal parent site. There’s not much for me to say about it, the pictures tell it all. The kids were great, and the smiles, well…
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Philadelphia, PA––The Kids Sports Spectacular was a major success – a sporting event held August 4th for children with disabilities at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Children explored a variety of adaptive sports that included wheelchair softball, basketball, tennis and handcycling—many for the first time. This year’s event also featured, Power Soccer – this sport is played using a power-operated wheelchair. An over-sized soccer ball is pushed with the lower part of the wheelchair from player to player and over the goal line. This game is contested primarily on an indoor basketball court. Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm, provided use of the Wachovia Center to United Spinal Association and Shriners Hospitals for Children, to encourage children with disabilities to learn more about the wide variety of adaptive sports. “This is truly a unique experience for everyone,” said Bill Hannigan. “To see parents become emotional while watching their children participate in adaptive sports says a lot to United Spinal and our supporters. We look forward to next year’s event and the expansion of Kids Sports Spectacular .” Participants came from surrounding suburbs of Philadelphia to participate. Some of the sponsors included, Comcast-Spectacor, Pepsi Bottling of Philadelphia, Wegman Supermarket of New Jersey and New Mobility Magazine. |
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