Daniels Fund Grant a Big Step forward for ASK Programs

November 2007 - Adaptive Adventures was honored to receive a grant from the Daniels Fund for the second consecutive year. This years funding in the amount of $20,000 is designated to grow and maintain our leading edge Adaptive Sports for Kids (ASK) programs. "Our expanded partnership with the Daniels Fund will allow us to hire needed program staff and add additional camps and clinics for physically disabled youth and their families," noted Executive Director Joel Berman.

Thank you to the Daniels Fund for their support of the Adaptive Adventures, kids, families, and the disabled community!

About the Daniels Fund Mission

In the benevolent and entrepreneurial spirit of our founder, Bill Daniels, our mission is to partner with individuals, organizations, and communities to recognize inherent value, develop abilities, and provide opportunities in order to fulfill our collective potential.

Vision

A world where every individual has an equal opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.

Guiding Principles

• We embrace and will adhere to the fundamental principles embodied by our founder.
• We are committed to a tradition of excellence and will exemplify the highest standards of integrity, honesty and ethical conduct in all we do.
• As individuals and as an organization, we believe our success depends upon our ability to listen and appropriately respond to the people and communities we serve and to remain aware of ever-changing issues and ideas. We are committed to continual learning and self-assessment in order to be the best we can be.
• We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We pledge ourselves to creating and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences.
• We believe that boundless opportunity can exist for each and every individual. We will constantly strive to act courageously and think imaginatively in order to make such opportunities available throughout our community.

Adaptive Adventures Receives El Pomar Foundation Grant to Fund Adaptive Sports and Recreation Programs

Adaptive Adventures has received a $5,000 El Pomar Grant to support its year-round adaptive sports and recreation programs and to enhance programs and recreational opportunities for recently injured soldiers from the Global War on terrorism. Adaptive Adventures works in cooperation with the Walter Reed Army Hospital, the Brook Army Medical Center, and the Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project to provide programs to help soldiers and their families adjust to life after a traumatic, life-altering injury.

Thank you to the El Pomar Foundation for their support of the Adaptive Adventures!

Equipment grant to allow us to replace dated equipment and add new technology... this would allow us to expand programs to new markets and abilities.

Information Resource Center grant would allow us to share our knowledge base with worldwide participants and their families... allowing us to find help for those outside of our regional capabilities.

Operating costs grant for the most part, our grant funding supports specific programs in specific demographics, in 2006 we are hoping to find support to address our top three operating costs: our rent, our insurance costs and our DSL/Internet connectivity.

Program grants Adaptive Adventures has seven specific program areas, each with supporting budgets and participant forecasts. Grants that support a program in its entirety help us to expand that program into new markets, partner with other non-profits to serve more people and to attract and support new participants.