[misc.handicap] From the sports desk.....

Sheila.Fava@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila Fava) (10/26/90)

Index Number: 11326

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

     BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA) SPORT AND FITNESS COUNCIL F/T disABLED

     322 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia,  Canada  V6H 4A9

     (604) 737-3039

                         U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S
                         ===============   ===========

     October 21     Richmond Flatlands 10km (Wheelchair Division)
                         Minoru Park, Richmond.
                         (604) 737-3090

     November 9-11       Junior Games (Multi-Disability),
                         Variety Village, Ontario
                         (416) 669-7167

     November 10-11      Kamloops Invitational Basketball Tournament,
                              Kamloops, British Columbia.
                              (604) 737-3090

     November 11-12      Jim Terrion Silent Walk Arrival in Vancouver.
                              (604) 737-3041

     November 12         New West Life Underwriters Auction,
                              Sheraton Villa Inn, Burnaby, B.C.
                              (604) 737-3090

     November 16-17      Deaf Curling Championship
                              (604) 737-3041

     November 17         B.C.A.S.F.  15th Anniversary Banquet
                              (604) 737-3041

     November 17         Recognition Night, Richmond Inn, Richmond BC
                              (604) 737-3090

     December 7-9        Good Sports Festival
                              (604) 535-2286

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        Blind Sports is in the planning stages for the Fall schedule.
     For more information please contact Blind Sports at (604)325-1638

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          ---Sheila.

          ** HOST(ess):  ABLED-Athlete Conference **

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Sheila.Fava@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila Fava) (11/06/90)

Index Number: 11561

                1991 USCPAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The  1991  extravaganza  is  tentatively  scheduled to begin with 
arrivals on July 11, 1991 and will feature  the  standard  USCPAA 
menu  of  sports  and  events.   The  event  will  take  on added 
dimensions in that, for the  first  time,  it  will  be  a  joint 
national   championships  which,  besides  USCPAA,  will  include 
national  championships  for  the  U.S.  Association  for   Blind 
Athletes  (USABA), the U.S. Amputee Athletic Association (USAAA), 
the Dwarf Athletic Association of America  (DAAA),  the  National 
Wheelchair  Athletic Association  (NWAA)  and the U.S. Les Autres 
Sports Association (USLASA).  The event will also  serve  as  the 
competition  from  which  the  "Athlete  Pool" for the Barcelona, 
Spain, Paralympic Games will be established.

The event  is  being  sponsored  by  the  U.S.  Organization  for 
disABLED  Athletes  (USODA)  in  concert  with the Nassau County 
Department of Parks and Recreation.   The  site (Hoffstra Univer- 
sity and surrounding areas)  successfully  hosted the 1984 Inter- 
national Games For the  disABLED  and  the  1987  Can-Am  Pacific 
Games.

     1991 NATIONAL GAMES FAST FACTS:

     DATES: July 11 - 16, 1991 (Tentative)

     LOCATION: Nassau County, Long Island, New York.

     REGISTRATION  FEE:   $200.00  (also tentative) per athlete/staff.
     Includes:  Room, Board, Ground Transportation and entry fee.

     ENTRY FORMS: Available approximately January 1, 1991.

     QUALIFYING STANDARDS:  Minimum National Qualifying Standards will
     be posted here (when I receive my  next  Update  Newsletter)  and
     MUST be achieved after ---> JULY 11, 1990 <---

     TRAVEL  AGENCY:   The  Official  travel  agency  will  be  Austin
     Travel,  Sports  Travel  Division.  Special reduced rates will be
     available.

     ======================================

     Any questions?  Please direct them to:

     ---Sheila Fava

     ** HOST(ess):  ABLED-Athlete Conference. **

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Sheila.Fava@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila Fava) (11/14/90)

Index Number: 11679

               1991 USCPAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The  1991  extravaganza  is  tentatively  scheduled to begin with 
arrivals on July 11, 1991 and will feature  the  standard  USCPAA 
menu  of  sports  and  events.   The  event  will  take  on added 
dimensions in that, for the  first  time,  it  will  be  a  joint 
national   championships  which,  besides  USCPAA,  will  include 
national  championships  for  the  U.S.  Association  for   Blind 
Athletes  (USABA), the U.S. Amputee Athletic Association (USAAA), 
the Dwarf Athletic Association of America  (DAAA),  the  National 
Wheelchair  Athletic Association  (NWAA)  and the U.S. Les Autres 
Sports Association (USLASA).  The event will also  serve  as  the 
competition  from  which  the  "Athlete  Pool" for the Barcelona, 
Spain, Paralympic Games will be established.

The event  is  being  sponsored  by  the  U.S.  Organization  for 
disABLED  Athletes  (USODA)  in  concert  with the Nassau County 
Department of Parks and Recreation.   The  site (Hoffstra Univer- 
sity and surrounding areas)  successfully  hosted the 1984 Inter- 
national Games For the  disABLED  and  the  1987  Can-Am  Pacific 
Games.

                       1991 NATIONAL GAMES FAST FACTS:

     DATES: July 11 - 16, 1991 (Tentative)

     LOCATION: Nassau County, Long Island, New York.

     REGISTRATION  FEE:   $200.00  (also tentative) per athlete/staff.
          Includes:  Room, Board, Ground Transportation and entry fee.

     ENTRY FORMS: Available approximately January 1, 1991.

     QUALIFYING STANDARDS:  Minimum National Qualifying Standards will
     be posted here (when I receive my  next  Update  Newsletter)  and
     MUST be achieved after ---> JULY 11, 1990 <---

     TRAVEL  AGENCY:   The  Official  travel  agency  will  be  Austin
     Travel,  Sports  Travel  Division.  Special reduced rates will be
     available.

     ======================================

     Any questions?  Please direct them to:

     ---Sheila Fava

     ** HOST(ess):  ABLED-Athlete Conference  #72  **

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