This Month's Featured Grant: ABC Medical
ABC Medical offers scholarships each Spring and Fall in the amount of $1000 with a focus on Adaptive Sports, Education, and those Making a Difference in their community or in the lives of those around them:
Adaptive Sports: The Adaptive Sports scholarship will be awarded to individuals who represent good sportsmanship, display continuous respect for themselves and others, and display leadership characteristics on their adaptive sports team.
Education: The Education scholarship will be given to individuals in need of financial assistance for their educational expenses.
Making a Difference: The Making a Difference scholarship will be given to individuals who are trying to improve their own lives and those around them.
Applications are due May 1! Find out more about this opportunity HERE!
There's Still Time to Join Our Group Classes!
Our first class in April covered stretching at home and how family or caregivers can help!
The next three classes are:
Speed, Agility, and Sport Training on Sat 4/27
Yoga on Sat 5/11
Functional Fitness on 5/18
Email kristen@pushing-boundaries.org if you have questions or to sign up!
Meet Our New Development Director - Amanda!
Amanda graduated from St. Mary’s College of California with a BS in Health Science and went on to receive her Masters in Physical Therapy from Samuel Merritt College. She began her career as an inpatient rehab therapist at John Muir Hospital working with adults with neurological and orthopedic injuries and diseases. After a move to Seattle, she worked on the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Seattle Children’s hospital, specializing in patients with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, and traumatic injuries. After leaving active practice, she has spent the last nearly 2 decades working in various non-profit environments and has extensive knowledge around fundraising, event planning, and development. She is extremely excited to be at Pushing Boundaries where she gets marry her passion for working with this community and her love of development, events, and fundraising. When not at work, she is usually found in her garage woodshop, indulging her hobby as an amateur woodworker, in the bleachers cheering on one of her sons on the baseball field, or just enjoying time with her family.
Welcome Amanda! And learn more about the whole team HERE!
Thank You Sarah and Tom!
We would like to extend a big Thank You to Tom Minty and Sarah Shultz from Pushing Boundaries' Board!
Sarah joined the Board in 2022 helping to build PB's relationship with Seattle University, where many of our stellar volunteers and interns are from.
Tom joined the Board in 2019 as a supporter of the community through his company Able Environments.
Both Tom and Sarah will be taking a step back from Board duties, but we are so grateful for everything they have done in their time here! We are also excited that Tom will remain involved with PB through our Fundraising and Events Committee!
Thank you both for all you do!
Save the Date! UW's SCI Wellness Summit is May 18th!
This year’s free educational symposium will center on a theme of “On The Road Again: Everything You Need To Know About Trips, Travel & Transportation.” They will be offering a variety of programming for SCI consumers and providers, including presentations, demonstrations, equipment/resource exhibits, and continuing education credits for PTs, OTs and TRs.
There will also be refreshments, raffle items, and free parking! Register HERE today!
PB will be onsite as well - stop by and say hi!
Give BIG is May 7th & 8th!
Give BIG is just around the corner!
Help PB and all our clients by following along on May 7th and 8th and donating! Every gift makes a difference!