Network News


June 2022

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Hi {First Name},


Many of you know that Spinal Network is part of MCAP (Mobility Community Access Partners), a networking group of nonprofits, agencies and businesses (a complete listing can be found a bit lower in this newsletter). We recently hosted an Adaptive Sports, Recreation and Resource Fair event on June 4th which was sponsored by the City of San Diego Therapeutic Recreation Services. You'll find a link to the photo gallery below.


Sincerely,


Rick Hayden

Executive Director

rick@spinal-network.org

www.spinal-network.org

Adaptive Sports, Recreation &

Resource Fair 2022


What An Incredible Experience




Adaptive Kayaking was a big hit, many who tried it had never kayaked before. A newfound freedom. We also had adaptive fitness, boccia ball, tennis, pickleball, basketball, over the line and handcycling. Click the button below to view photos from the days events.


A special shout out to all of the volunteers, Sprouts Farmers Market for the water and fresh fruit and our partner, OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club) for providing lunch to all that were there.

Check Out the Photo Gallery

Walk, Roll & Stroll

Check out the new locations

We have enjoyed meeting at South Shores Park on Mission Bay every other Saturday but now it is time to spread our wings a bit. We will add two new locations and rotate through them. Here are the three locations:


South Shores Park,

Mission Bay

Town Center Community Park,

Santee (will resume in October)

The Beach, 

(exact location is being worked on)


Our next Walk, Roll & Stroll get together will be Saturday, June 25th at South Shores Park on Mission Bay. We'll meet by the boat launch (see map) and start walking, rolling and strolling at 10am, hope to see you there. If you have any questions, email rick@spinal-network.org


All are invited to participate!



Hope to see you there

Map

United Spinals New LGTBQIA+ Discussion Group

Join us for Rolling with #Pride to meet other #wheelchair users in the LGBTQ+ community! Tuesday, June 7th @ 1:00 pm ET. Register: https://unitedspinal.org/events/rolling-with-pride/

A new podcast 3-4 times per month

We have a number of interesting and fun podcast in our library. Click on the button to go to our Podcast page where you can find the link to all of our podcasts on all available platforms.

We will post on social media when a new podcast is available.
Podcast Link

On our latest podcast, we discussed Mental Health

with Lindsey Elliott and Michaela Devins

"It's OK to Not Be OK"


Our mission is to build a world where inclusion is the norm, where education leads to employment, and where quality of life is elevated. MCAP will be a consistent and reliable resource and pillar of advocacy in the community.

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