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Wheelchair Basketball Game
Topic Author: Andrew Switzer
Posted: 10:09 PM Apr 29, 2008
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Wheelchair Basketball Game

On Wednesday night I am privileged to be playing in the first annual "Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Challenge" at Seaman High School.  Game time: 7:30pm.  Myself and Melissa Brunner will be teamed up with other local media members along with the Kansas Wheelhawks to play a game of wheelchair basketball.  The event is a fundraiser for Kansas Accessible Sports which is a non-profit organization that promotes accessible sports, events and organizations for people with disabilities in Kansas. 

The festivities actually begin at 6:30 with wheelchair races and other contests.  The game starts at 7:30 and there will be games for the whole family throughout the night.  A silent auction will also be taking place with items that range from  a basketball signed by the 2008 National Champion Kansas Jayhawks to Country Stampede tickets and much more!

Admission is cheap, costing only $2 for kids age 6-17 and $4 for adults.  Kids 5 and under are free.  So come and enjoy a fun family filled evening at Seaman High and support a great cause.  Melissa and I will be on the blue team so if you want to support us wear blue.  Hope to see you there!

We had practice last week and it should be a blast on Wednesday night.  The game is very challenging and hard on the hands, but very fun.  I'm pumped.

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Posted by: Lois Drew, there are gloves that most wheelchair bound people use for these things and sometimes just plain everyday living! The ones I've seen have some of the fingers cut off at the tip, thus making it easier to grasp things. You might want to look into a pair for you and one for Melissa...have fun.