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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic athletes and the community.

To preserve and manage the Appalachian Trail – ensuring that its vast natural beauty and priceless cultural heritage can be shared and enjoyed today, tomorrow, and for centuries to come.

First Tee's Mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character and instill life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

From the website: "Friends of the Grand Blanc Grid support improved infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists, people with disabilities and mass transit users on roads in Grand Blanc and throughout Genesee County."

New England Disabled Sports (NEDS) is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization, providing adaptive sports instruction to students of all ages and abilities. Headquartered at Loon Mountain Ski Resort in Lincoln, NH and at the Bretton Woods Ski Resort at Omni Mount Washington Resort NEDS has become a nationally recognized program, providing expert adaptive sport instruction to adults and children living with physical and cognitive disabilities

TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO STUDENT ATHLETES WHO SUFFER CATASTROPHIC HEAD AND/OR SPINAL INJURIES IN SANCTIONED TEAM EVENTS THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE; AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT RELATED TO THE RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND CARE OF SUCH INJURIES.

WDSRA's mission statement is "the development of individuals through recreation" established to provide recreational services and support to individuals who have a disability or are in need of specialized assistance in recreational activities. Swimming teaches a child with with Down's syndrome how to swim; Ceramics encourages a teen on the Autism spectrum to explore their creativity; and Spring Fling Prom invites adults with any disability out for a special night of dinner and dancing among their peers.

THE CHAGRIN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO SERVE THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF THE ADJOINED COMMUNITIES OF BENTLEYVILLE, CHAGRIN FALLS, MORELAND HILLS, RUSSELL AND SOUTH RUSSELL THAT LIVE IN THE CHAGRIN FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE SEEK TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND GROWTH THROUGH TEAMWORK AND SPORTSMANSHIP, ATTENDANCE, FAIR PLAY, RESPECT FOR ALL, HARD WORK, INTEGRITY AND FUN IN SPORTS.

The Friends of Largo Nature Parks is a volunteer group of nature-enthusiasts at McGough Nature Park in Largo, who work with and care for raptors and other animals, so we can educate the public about the natural world. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

TO PROVIDE SPORTS AND BIBLE TRAINING TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND CAMP,TO INCLUDE SPECIAL NEEDS