Jennifer Kreutzzer is recognized as a Girl Scout leader in Traditions & Trailblazing magazine. Read her article on page 26.

http://www.vdocshop.com/doc/girl-scouts-of-kansas-heartland/gs-anniversary-mag/2012010501/#0

EXCELERATION - New Series Dedicated to Athletes with Disabilities. Presented by Paralyzed Veterans of America.

In the inaugural edition of EXCELERATION you will not want to miss the story of Jordan Bird. At only 21 years of age, Bird is on the fast track to becoming one of the world's top ranked middle distance wheelchair racers as the 2012 London Paralympic Games loom.

Show airs on Fox Sports Net (FSN Ch 34 on Cox) next showing Sun, Nov 14 12:00 PM

Wheelchair Sports board member Rebecca and her pillow she sewed for the Cowley County Fair took 1^st place.

Tiffany Nickel's is interview by WIBW TV in Topeka, KS. for her up coming Ms. Wheelchair America 2011 competition Aug 9^th. View the VIDEO HERE.

The Ms. Wheelchair America 2011 competition will take place during the week of August 9, 2010 in Grand Rapids Michigan. Twenty-eight contestantsfrom around the country will compete for the MWA 2011 crown.  The week of competition is packed full of workshops, field trips and judging sessions.

For more info on Ms. Wheelchair America 2011 go to www.mswheelchairamerica.org or their blog at http://mwaweb2011.wordpress.com/

Good Luck Tiffany!!!

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Players, coaches announced for 2010 Invacare World Team Cup

Friday, April 23, 2010 1:15 AM ET

The players and coaches who will represent the United States at the 2010 Invacare World Team Cup have been named by the USTA. The nation’s top wheelchair tennis players will compete against participants from around the globe, May 3-7, on the clay courts of the Club Ali Bey Manavgat on the Turkish Riviera in Antalya, Turkey.

Turkey will become the 15th nation to host this prestigious event. Often referred to as the wheelchair tennis equivalent of pro tennis’ Davis Cup and Fed Cup competitions, the Invacare World Team Cup tournament brings the elite wheelchair tennis players together to compete for national pride in one of the world’s premier tennis team events.

Over 300 players from more than 30 nations are expected for the 2010 event in Turkey, which will mark the Crystal Anniversary, celebrating 15 years, of the partnership between Invacare and the ITF.

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