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Event:
13th Annual Wheelchair Basketball Game
Date: April 23,
2004, Friday
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Bradley
Bourbonnais Community High School
700 West North Street
Bradley, IL
Organization: Options
Center for Independent Living
22 Heritage Drive, Suite 107
Bourbonnais, Il 60914
Phone - 815-936-0100
Fax - 815-936-0117
Admission:
7.00 adult tickets
2.00 youth under 12 years of age
The most important
skill on a wheelchair basketball team,is teamwork.
Friday, April 23, 2004 marked the thirteenth year the fighting Illini
Wheelchair Basketball Team will take on local celebrity teams in the
Options
Center for Independent Living's Wheelchair Basketball Game. The game
is set
to begin at 6:30pm at the Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School.
All the proceeds
of the event will be used for programs and services offered
by Options Center for Independent Living for people with disabilities
in
Kankakee and Iroquois counties. Also, scholarships for students with
disabilities at the university of Illinois.
Using narrow, sport
wheelchairs, players can make up to two pushes on their
wheels before they must dribble, shoot or pass the ball.
The game heavily
depends on upper-body strength. Because the wheelchairs
eliminate much of the disparity in heights of players, smaller athletes
can
still block larger competitors from getting near the basket. They are
truly
athletes, they just happen to use wheelchairs.
Special halftime
activities and a Corporate Challenge are planned as a part
of the fun! Participate in this slam-dunk family event by purchasing
advertising in the program booklet and buying tickets for the game.
Tickets
are $7.00 for adults and $2.00 for youth under twelve years of age.
Major sponsors for
this year's event are:
Options Center for Independent Living
Provena St Mary's Hospital
Riverside Health Center
If interested in
sponsoring an ad please call the Options Center by April
15, 2004. You can send your donation to 22 Heritage Drive, Suite 107,
Bourbonnais, IL 60914, or fax to 815-936-0117. for more information,
phone
Options at 815-936-0100. Make all checks payable to Options Center.
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