Three Rivers Adaptive Sport October 2009 Newsletter New Look! The Three Rivers Adaptive Sports (TRAS) newsletter has a new look! We’re streamlining the newsletter to include upcoming and ongoing events, past events and special announcements. To see the full calendar please check out the TRAS website at www.traspa.org. Thanks, we hope you enjoy the newsletter. Upcoming Events Equipment Maintenance Twice a year we meet to swap the equipment in the trailer and to look over our equipment for necessary maintenance. Please plan to join us at Mark Kulzer’s house Sunday, November 1 @ 1pm if you are available to help. Mark can be reached at mark4tras@comcast.net with any questions. Ongoing Events TRAS Bowling Program TRAS’ Bowling Program continues to run weekly Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30PM at the FunFest Entertainment Center on Freeport Rd. in Harmarville. An average of 12-15 bowlers has been turning out for a little friendly competition and camaraderie on the Fun Fest lanes. New bowlers are always welcome, so come out and join the fun at Fun Fest. The $10/week fee covers up to 3 lines of bowling, 2 slices of pizza and soft drinks. Don’t wait another frame; come out to join this fun and friendly program. Call the TRAS Line at 412-848-8896 to register. Past Events 19th Annual Three Rivers Adaptive Sports Water Ski Clinic Forty-three participants with various disabilities ventured out onto the waters of Conneaut Lake between July 20th and 23rd. For the third year, the Iroquois Boating and Fishing club hosted the clinic and continued to provide outstanding hospitality and food. Everyone enjoys this fantastic facility! The clinic was featured on Erie television both on WICU and WJET. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette printed a great article and a wonderful photograph. The weather did not cooperate but it never dampened the spirit of our volunteers and the determination of our skiers. New skis and skilled volunteers contributed to the amazing success of our stand up skiers. Also impressive were the accomplishments of many of the Kan-skiers who progressed from outriggers with the rope in the block to no outriggers with the rope in their hands. We also made a special effort this year to include families and friends in out lunchtime and evening activities! As always we thank our many volunteers for so many tireless hours and all of our sponsors for their continued dedication to our program. Allegheny River Rumble Thanks to the Golden Triangle Water Ski Club (GTWC) for the wonderful day of skiing at their Nine Mile Island paradise on the Allegheny River. All the TRAS skiers, family members and volunteers, want to express a heartfelt thanks to the GTWC members, who went out of their way to make us feel welcome and comfortable. Everything from the pontoon boat shuttle, to the skiing, and the great picnic lunch, was first rate. The skiing was fantastic and you could tell by the skiers’ faces, that each and every one had a great time! This year the weather couldn’t have been better and was just icing on the cake for a fantastic day on the river. Special thanks go to the GTWC’s Bob and Sherrel Hughes who coordinated the great day on the Allegheny River. Chuck Scally Memorial Open for Golfers with Disabilities TRAS and the HOPE Network co-sponsored the 17th Annual Chuck Scally Memorial Open at Fox Run Golf Course in Beaver Falls, PA on August 10, 2009. Thirty-five golfers in 9 teams participated in the tournament. For the first time in the tournament's history all 9 teams completed the scramble format tournament with scores below par!! The first place team scored an impressive 8 under par 64. Due to a scoring miscalculation, this year’s tournament had # 1 and #1-A finishers who ultimately received First Place trophies. The #1-A winner was decided by a tie-breaker. The #1-A and #2 teams finished the par 72 Fox Run Course with scores of 66. The 3rd place team finished with a score of 68. 1st Place- Dan Barry, Pat Corr, Darius Carlins, and Chuck Rock #1-A- Bob Pilewski, Neil Isenburg and Howard Mumau 2nd Place- Jim Studebaker, John Tirpak, Bob Glorioso, and Tom Guidas 3rd Place- John Gority, Bill Martin, John Munsick, and Bill Bekavak Thanks to all the golfers, volunteers, prize donors and hole sponsors for making the 17th edition of the Chuck Scally Memorial Open a huge success. Thanks also to Max and Bill Mesing of Fox Run Golf Course for hosting the event for 17 years running. Special thanks go to Claire Scally and the Scally Family for their continued support of this event and to Marc Kowatic of Hanger O & P for once again sponsoring the awards dinner for the golfers and volunteers at Fox Run following the tournament. Special Announcements Save the date! Mark your calendars for April 17th. We are holding a TRAS 20th year Anniversary celebration and fundraising event at the Buffalo Inn in South Park. The event will feature the Blu Razor Band. We are looking for volunteers and raffle items. If you are interested in helping please contact Kathy Philson at kathygrb@aol.com or Kathy Cunningham at kathryncunningham@verizon.net ! Membership Dues Don’t forget that your membership dues run from July 1 through June 30. Dues are $20 for individuals and $30 for families. If you haven’t renewed your dues this year please send them to TRAS; P.O. Box 38235; Pittsburgh, PA 15238-8235.

Three Rivers Adaptive Sport

October 2009 Newsletter

New Look!

The Three Rivers Adaptive Sports (TRAS) newsletter has a new look! We’re streamlining the newsletter to include upcoming and ongoing events, past events and special announcements. To see the full calendar please check out the TRAS website at www.traspa.org. Thanks, we hope you enjoy the newsletter.

Upcoming Events

Equipment Maintenance

Twice a year we meet to swap the equipment in the trailer and to look over our equipment for necessary maintenance. Please plan to join us at Mark Kulzer’s house Sunday, November 1 @ 1pm if you are available to help. Mark can be reached at mark4tras@comcast.net with any questions.

Ongoing Events

TRAS Bowling Program

TRAS’ Bowling Program continues to run weekly Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30PM at the FunFest Entertainment Center on Freeport Rd. in Harmarville. An average of 12-15 bowlers has been turning out for a little friendly competition and camaraderie on the Fun Fest lanes.

New bowlers are always welcome, so come out and join the fun at Fun Fest. The $10/week fee covers up to 3 lines of bowling, 2 slices of pizza and soft drinks. Don’t wait another frame; come out to join this fun and friendly program. Call the TRAS Line at 412-848-8896 to register.

Past Events

19th Annual Three Rivers Adaptive Sports Water Ski Clinic

Forty-three participants with various disabilities ventured out onto the waters of Conneaut Lake between July 20th and 23rd. For the third year, the Iroquois Boating and Fishing club hosted the clinic and continued to provide outstanding hospitality and food. Everyone enjoys this fantastic facility! The clinic was featured on Erie television both on WICU and WJET. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette printed a great article and a wonderful photograph. The weather did not cooperate but it never dampened the spirit of our volunteers and the determination of our skiers. New skis and skilled volunteers contributed to the amazing success of our stand up skiers. Also impressive were the accomplishments of many of the Kan-skiers who progressed from outriggers with the rope in the block to no outriggers with the rope in their hands. We also made a special effort this year to include families and friends in out lunchtime and evening activities! As always we thank our many volunteers for so many tireless hours and all of our sponsors for their continued dedication to our program.

Allegheny River Rumble

Thanks to the Golden Triangle Water Ski Club (GTWC) for the wonderful day of skiing at their Nine Mile Island paradise on the Allegheny River. All the TRAS skiers, family members and volunteers, want to express a heartfelt thanks to the GTWC members, who went out of their way to make us feel welcome and comfortable. Everything from the pontoon boat shuttle, to the skiing, and the great picnic lunch, was first rate. The skiing was fantastic and you could tell by the skiers’ faces, that each and every one had a great time! This year the weather couldn’t have been better and was just icing on the cake for a fantastic day on the river. Special thanks go to the GTWC’s Bob and Sherrel Hughes who coordinated the great day on the Allegheny River.

Chuck Scally Memorial Open for Golfers with Disabilities

TRAS and the HOPE Network co-sponsored the 17th Annual Chuck Scally Memorial Open at Fox Run Golf Course in Beaver Falls, PA on August 10, 2009. Thirty-five golfers in 9 teams participated in the tournament. For the first time in the tournament's history all 9 teams completed the scramble format tournament with scores below par!! The first place team scored an impressive 8 under par 64. Due to a scoring miscalculation, this year’s tournament had # 1 and #1-A finishers who ultimately received First Place trophies. The #1-A winner was decided by a tie-breaker. The #1-A and #2 teams finished the par 72 Fox Run Course with scores of 66. The 3rd place team finished with a score of 68.

1st Place- Dan Barry, Pat Corr, Darius Carlins, and Chuck Rock

#1-A- Bob Pilewski, Neil Isenburg and Howard Mumau

2nd Place- Jim Studebaker, John Tirpak, Bob Glorioso, and Tom Guidas

3rd Place- John Gority, Bill Martin, John Munsick, and Bill Bekavak

Thanks to all the golfers, volunteers, prize donors and hole sponsors for making the 17th edition of the Chuck Scally Memorial Open a huge success. Thanks also to Max and Bill Mesing of Fox Run Golf Course for hosting the event for 17 years running. Special thanks go to Claire Scally and the Scally Family for their continued support of this event and to Marc Kowatic of Hanger O & P for once again sponsoring the awards dinner for the golfers and volunteers at Fox Run following the tournament.

Special Announcements

Save the date!

Mark your calendars for April 17th. We are holding a TRAS 20th year Anniversary celebration and fundraising event at the Buffalo Inn in South Park. The event will feature the Blu Razor Band. We are looking for volunteers and raffle items. If you are interested in helping please contact Kathy Philson at kathygrb@aol.com or Kathy Cunningham at kathryncunningham@verizon.net !

Membership Dues

Don’t forget that your membership dues run from July 1 through June 30. Dues are $20 for individuals and $30 for families. If you haven’t renewed your dues this year please send them to TRAS; P.O. Box 38235; Pittsburgh, PA 15238-8235.

Three Rivers Adaptive Sports