PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH VARYING DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE
IN ADAPTIVE OUTDOOR SPORTS
POMONA, Calif., July 12, 2017 — Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare is pleased to announce its 22nd Land Meets Sea Sports Camp, which will be held August 8–10, 2017,
in Long Beach at Marine Stadium and other sites in the area. For more
than 30 years, the Casa Colina Outdoor Adventures program has provided
therapeutic outdoor experiences to thousands of people with disabilities
and special needs, each featuring staff comprised of Certified Therapeutic
Recreation Specialists along with trained volunteers ensuring the highest
level of safety for all participants.
The Land Meets Sea Sports Camp features adaptive water, land, recreation
and competitive sports. People with varying abilities will have the opportunity
to participate in numerous sports activities, including adaptive rock
climbing, hand cycling, jet skiing, water skiing, outrigger canoeing and
sailing. Wheelchair sports include quad rugby, hockey, basketball and
tennis. The program allows first-time campers to try new sports while
those returning can participate in activities that they have enjoyed for
many years.
"The Land Meets Sea Sports Camp is truly one of a kind,” said
Tommy Hollenstein, a participant of last year’s program. Hollenstein
is paralyzed and wheelchair-bound due to a spinal cord injury from a biking
accident nearly 30 years ago. “It is a great place for a newly injured
person or person with a long-time disability to try out a variety of sports
and feel 100 percent safe. For me, waterskiing is a thrill of a lifetime," he added.
One of the most unique aspects of the Land Meets Sea Sports Camp is the
diversity of people who attend. Each year, the camp draws participants
from children to adults with a wide range of disabilities. Beginners as
well as those with experience are made to feel welcome and capable as
they try challenging recreational activities. The program attracts participants
from all over Southern California, including Irvine, Claremont, La Verne,
Altadena, Canoga Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Oxnard,
Whittier, Torrance, Ventura, San Dimas, Glendora, Monrovia, Banning, Lakewood,
Fontana, Redlands and more.
The Casa Colina Outdoor Adventures program focuses on abilities rather
than disabilities to enable its members to experience success both physically
and emotionally. This program utilizes the outdoors to create unique opportunities
where people with disabilities can enjoy a sense of community, gain self-confidence
and share new experiences with people of all abilities.
Last year’s Land Meets Seas Sports Camp event attracted nearly 100
participants, adults and children, with the support of more than 60 dedicated
volunteers from the surrounding community.
Sponsors include Coloplast, Rudolph and Daphne Munzer Foundation, Triumph
Foundation, Lokahi Outrigger Canoe and David and Lisa Morony.
The fee for the three-day camp is $300, which includes participation in
all events, lunch, a goodie bag and a t-shirt. For more information about
attending the camp, sponsorship opportunities or to offer assistance as
a volunteer, please call Casa Colina’s Outdoor Adventures staff
at (909) 596-7733, Ext. 4131 or visit
www.casacolina.org.
About Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare was founded in 1936 in
Chino, Calif., under the leadership of Frances Eleanor "Mother"
Smith and other community leaders and physicians to provide rehabilitative
care to children with polio. In the early 1950s, when polio was at epidemic
proportions, a plan was developed to build a new hospital in nearby Pomona,
Calif. In 1959, the new hospital was completed, and Casa Colina expanded
its physical rehabilitation services to concentrate on treating people
of all ages and disabilities resulting from neurological and/or orthopedic
conditions. In recent years, Casa Colina has renovated its entire 20-acre
Pomona campus to build a continuum of rehabilitative care unmatched in
the Western United States. Casa Colina was recognized by
Modern Healthcare in 2015 as the 13th largest rehabilitation provider in the country. Services offered to the
community include a state-of-the-art hospital offering acute rehabilitation
and medical surgical care, outpatient services, post-acute residential
rehabilitation care, children's services, adult day health care, specialized
physician clinics, diagnostic imaging, ambulatory surgery center, outdoor
recreation program, a medical office building, and more. The new Casa
Colina Hospital Medical-Surgical Wing Medical opened to the community
on April 1, 2016. For more information, please visit
www.casacolina.org.