World T.E.A.M. Sports

BY KIMBERLY WARPINSKI Arlington, Virginia, November 15, 2011: The relentless rainy weather in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region finally allowed a perfectly sunny autumn day, just in time for World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inaugural Family Day Out. The Thursday, November 3 ride featured recovering soldiers from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, who spent the day [...]

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Arlington, Virginia, October 21, 2011 – In May 2008, Air Force Sgt. Christopher Frost received life-changing injuries owing to an explosion that killed a colleague when his 14 ton vehicle detonated a pressure-sensitive IED during a mission in northern Iraq. A Team Leader for Weapons Intelligence, Sgt. Frost lost his right leg [...]

BY BONNIE LINEN-CARROLL Arlington, Virginia, October 17, 2011 – My son Jerry will be 17 years old this October 21. Among the challenges he faces daily, he has Cerebral Palsy, ADHD and LD. When he was 12 years old, Jerry had surgery to correct his legs, as he had been basically walking on the inside [...]

BY KIMBERLY WARPINSKI Arlington, Virginia, October 13, 2011 – Being my first long bike excursion, Ride Allegheny surpassed my expectations of a challenging, yet beautiful experience. The group that organized the annual 320 mile bicycle ride from Pittsburgh to Gaithersburg, Maryland did an amazing job of organizing logistics. Through the ride, they brought riders together [...]

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Arlington, Virginia, September 29, 2011 – World T.E.A.M. Sports CEO and President Paul Bremer announced today that the national non-profit organization has joined the HSC Foundation’s National Youth Transitions Collaborative. This Washington, D.C. program, created by the HSC Foundation, is supported by nearly 40 non-profit organizations with the goal of bringing together [...]

BY GINA UTEGG Arlington, Virginia, September 28, 2011 – I am very grateful to be alive and to have World T.E.A.M. Sports in my life. World T.E.A.M. Sports has been an important part of my family’s lives for many years. My husband Mike and I started volunteering for the organization after my disabling automobile accident. [...]

BY KIMBERLY WARPINSKI Arlington, Virginia, September 27, 2011 – On a day when the Nickelodeon Networks went dark to encourage outdoor play, World T.E.A.M. Sports, along with partners DC Soccer and the GotSoccer Foundation, brought together disabled and able-bodied children for an active day of soccer skills training. At Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play on [...]

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Arlington, Virginia, September 21, 2011: World T.E.A.M. Sports was named today as one of 60 non-profit organizations competing in the Halftime Hand-Off competition sponsored by Toyota USA. The Halftime Hand-Off will provide support to 14 select charities by providing $10,000 donations to the non-profit organizations receiving the most votes in an intense, [...]

BY NINO POZGAJ Irvine, California, September 8, 2011 – My daughter Clarissa is like any other 16-year-old. She has one important difference, though – a rare congenital disorder called arthrogryposis that affects her joints and requires her to use a wheelchair for mobility. In June 2010, I and other colleagues at Alteryx, Inc., an Irvine, [...]

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Boulder, Colorado, August 26, 2011 – In the end, the Modern Gypsies raised their “Expedition Impossible” flag as champions. Yet, for Team No Limits, second place was immensely satisfying. “I’ve never been so happy to be in second in anything,” said Jeff Evans, one of three World T.E.A.M. Sports athletes who participated [...]