Mission

THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO REMOVING BARRIERS TO INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN EXTRACURRICULAR PURSUITS. LEISURE, ARTISTIC, CREATIVE, ADVENTURE, TRAVEL, TEAM AND ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES ARE KEY COMPONENTS FOR ENJOYING AND MAKING MEANING FROM OUR HUMAN LIVES. DISABLED PEOPLE DESERVE FULL ACCESS TO, AND INCLUSION WITHIN, THESE FERTILE SPACES. THE FOUNDATION FURTHERS INCLUSIVE EXTRACURRICULAR AND EXTRA-EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WHICH SERVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES : 1) PROVIDE DISABLED PEOPLE WITH EMOTIONAL, ACTIVE AND/OR CREATIVE OUTLETS; 2) HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO IMBED WITHIN AND CONNECT TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND PEERS; 3) HELP DEVELOP DISABLED PERSONS' LONG TERM ECONOMIC PROSPECTS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS; 4) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PERSONS' INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM; 5) ASSIST IN LARGELY UNDERSERVED AREAS OF CHARITABLE FOCUS; AND 6) INTEGRATE PLACES, GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES IN WHICH DISABLED PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER-REPRESENTED AND/OR EXCLUDED.