For the past 41 years I have volunteered with the adaptive rowing program, Philadelphia Rowing Program for the Disabled (PRPD), now Philadelphia Adaptive Rowing (PAR). In addition to my volunteer work with PAR, I lead the PCAS Communication Committee and assist in the production of our quarterly newsletter, a member of the Membership Activity Committee and a member of PCAS’s Board of Directors.

You might ask why I give so much of my time to PCAS.  There are so many reasons but #1 it is fun.  And the value of inclusion that permeates PCAS is the second reason that I am passionate about supporting this organization. PCAS is all about creating communities where all are welcome to join to have fun in sports and recreation.

“Sports has a huge influence on our lives.  It transcends geography, politics, class, race, sex, culture, ethnicity, disability and religion.  It reaches and unites hug audiences across the world.”  International Disability in Sport Working Group and the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace.(2007). Sport in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.