This season of giving, the Adaptive Sports Foundation is receiving a special gift from The Rite Aid Foundation, which is helping us to continue making a difference in the lives of children in our community. ASF will use this grant to offer Sensory Friendly après ski/snowboard events at the Adaptive Sports Center for students with […]

By Chris Brower, ASF Program Supervisor The end of August brings the ASF’s Warriors in Motion mountain bike program to an end.  Throughout this exceptionally hot and rainy summer, a courageous group of veterans learned the skills of mountain biking and many were able to go from beginners to competent riders who all accomplished many personal […]

By Jen Bauer, ASF summer intern and retired United States Air Force veteran In 2012 I was in a motorcycle accident that changed my life and forced me to retire from my military career.   After two years of rehabilitation I discovered adaptive sports.  Getting involved in adaptive sports gave my life meaning again, got me […]

  The Master Chef Celebration is an amazing opportunity to experience the cuisine of dozens of New York City’s most well-known chefs and restaurants.  It will be an evening spent tasting signature dishes and fine wines, and includes a live and silent auction. This year, on May 2nd at the Metropolitan Pavilion NYC, we are excited […]

By Rich Elder, Zach’s dad At the 2018 X Games in Aspen, CO the team of Gretchen Bleiler and Zachary Elder competed in the Special Olympics Unified Slalom event at the X games in Aspen. They competed fearlessly and unfortunately missed the podium by 1/10th of a second and first place by only 5/10ths of […]

My name is Holly Teti, and I am a junior instructor with the Adaptive Sports Foundation. The junior instructor is a program for 14-15 year olds who are interested in being selected to be a volunteer instructor with the ASF when they turn 16. We meet for trainings on every Sunday during the ski season. […]

John Smith lives in Germantown, New York and has been a volunteer ski instructor with the Adaptive Sports Foundation’s winter program for eight years. What brought you to the Adaptive Sports Foundation? As a employee in the Windham Mountain Sports shop (and a die hard skier), I saw the volunteers at work.  I also talked […]

Josh Misevcis Equipment and Building Supervisor Josh@adaptivesportsfoundation.org Josh was born and raised in the Catskills.  He’s had a lifelong passion for mountain biking but isn’t afraid of a road ride every now and then.  He spent his 20’s professionally racing downhill mountain bikes for Cannondale Factory Racing while managing a ski and bike shop to […]

  Daniel Gilbert Dan and Elise Gilbert and their children have been coming to Windham for many years.  Dan and Elise became interested in the ASF through a chance meeting with one of ASF’s longtime supporters, Bob O’Hara.  After learning about our mission, Dan decided to join us as a volunteer ski instructor in 2015.  […]

  By Todd Munn, ASF Executive Director This past spring, the Adaptive Sports Foundation was awarded an extremely generous grant from the Gilbert Family Charitable Foundation for the renovation of the first floor of the Gwen Allard Adaptive Sports Center.  Dan, who is a volunteer ski Instructor with the ASF’s winter program, and his wife, […]