The Athletes with Disabilities Network (ADN), organizers of the Extremity Games, will be awarded a $25,000 grant from the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Foundation’s Worldwide Grant Program. The grant will be matched by Easter Seals-Michigan, of which ADN is an affiliate, and will support ADN’s Mentoring and Outreach program.
“For many people who have suffered the trauma of limb loss, getting involved in sports and continuing to pursue activities that they previously enjoyed can make a huge difference in their recoveries, self-confidence, and quality of life,” said Elizabeth Taylor, executive director of ADN. “ADN provides opportunities for people who have suffered a limb loss to not only compete in sports, but to educate themselves on sports that they have never before tried.”
Larry Kolasa, an MDRT member who nominated and endorsed the grant application, said, “An organization like Athletes with Disabilities Network gives hope and meaning to people with challenges that most of us will never understand. It was an honor for me to endorse the grant application.”
ADN was formed by the merger of the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame and the Extremity Events Network, the original organizers of the Extremity Games. Its programs include the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame, the Extremity Games, the Adaptive Sports Coalition, mentoring, outreach, and college scholarships. The MDRT Foundation is the philanthropic arm of “the Million Dollar Round Table, The Premier Association of Financial Professionals.”
