Fire Destroys Challenged Athletes Office
The main office of the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) in San Diego, California, was destroyed by fire September 22, causing several hundred thousand dollars in damages, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Officials from the San Diego fire department said the blaze caused $200,000 in property damage and another $200,000 in lost equipment and materials. There were no injuries. Investigators said the cause of the fire has not been determined, but did say it was not arson.
CAF, which moved into the office in June 2006, was stocking up for the foundation's largest fundraiser of the year, the San Diego Triathlon Challenge, which was only a month away at the time. The office was packed "floor-to-ceiling" with donated materials and silent auction items for the triathlon. "We've been working on it all year long," Virginia Tinley, CAF's executive director, told NBCSandiego.com. "Everything for the event was in that storage room, so it's a gigantic loss for us."
In the weeks following the fire, CAF supporters helped rebuild. Shea Homes of San Diego provided temporary housing and assistance, and Nike replaced 900 pairs of shoes that were lost in the fire. Tinley guessed that roughly $100,000 of materials and items were re-donated. The triathlon went on as planned October 28 at La Jolla Cove in San Diego.
First Volley Granted CE Credits by ABC
The Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund Inc. (OPAF) announced that First Volley" tennis clinics have been awarded Category I continuing education credits by the American Board of Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC). Credentialed attendees, observers, or participants of First Volley clinics now will receive two scientific credits.
"We believe this will bring even more practitioners to clinics and will help them to realize the value that First Volley offers," OPAF Executive Director Robin Burton said.
Get Educated at Hartford Ski Spectacular
There will be an opportunity to learn to teach the latest adaptive snow skiing methods and earn continuing education credits at the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) National Adaptive Academy. The 20th year of The Hartford Ski Spectacular by Disabled Sports USA (DS/USA), will be held December 29 at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado.
PSIA-certified examiners and clinicians will offer programs in all disciplines and levels of disabled ski teaching. Participants must provide their own equipment. Two-, three-, and five-day packages are available. The registration deadline is Friday, November 9.
For more information, visit www.dsusa.org.
