Event preview for “Ballin’ For Abilties.” TNR, Published Jan. 17, 2013. Click here.
The University of Cincinnati and the Undergraduate Student Government wants to help certain individuals pay for wheelchairs.
SG will host “Ballin’ For Abilities,” a wheelchair basketball tournament, open to disabled and non-disabled students Sunday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Campus Recreation Center.
Bryan Scheck, director of disability services, and Sara Whitestone, a first-year biomedical sciences student, created the event to raise money for Sara Spins, an organization that provides students with disabilities tools to pursue a higher education.
The organization helps individuals balance college tuition and financing for wheelchairs.
“Also, because this event is located in the Rec, there will most likely be students overhearing us and making their way down to the courts,” Scheck said.
Scheck believes the diversity exposure will be a positive move for UC’s campus and hopes for five to 10 teams to participate.
“Having events that allow students to understand peers more as well as having a learning experience that they can take with them the rest of their lives is an important aspect of this event,” he said.
Whitestone, president of Sara Spins, created the organization with a friend during the summer of 2012.
“Events like Ballin’ For Abilities highlights that we are truly an accessible, equal and inclusive campus,” Whitestone said. “It’ll be great to see my peers take a ‘spin in my wheels’ so to speak.”
Teams of five to seven can register for $50 online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WYF3RQJ. All of the proceeds collected will benefit Sara Spins.
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