(Sara Koppelman of Sports 4 All, Adreienne Parks of Pope John Paul II, Kris Salisbury of Sports 4 All)
Sports 4 All
Foundation is proud to partner and grant equipment to enable
Goodwill Industries to train and
employ people with disabilities in Middle Tennessee.
Sports 4 All
Granted 2 Professional Bocce Sets and pressure treated wood for
2 Bocce Courts to Pope John Paul II High School.
They will be used for students in Special Education and the Hand
in Hand program to practice for Special Olympics.
(Sara Koppelman of Sports 4 All, Adreienne Parks
of Pope John Paul II, Kris Salisbury of Sports 4 All)
Recently, Sports 4 All granted funds to Saddle Up! a therapeutic riding facility for children and youth
with disabilities in Franklin, TN. The funds will go toward new saddles for Saddle UP!
(Kris Salisbury, Founder of Sports 4 All
(Tatum and Anna enjoy their lessons at Saddle Up!)
with Sarah Ingram, Board Chair, Saddle Up!)
Sports 4 All
Foundation granted a 9 foot adjustable basketball goal to
Harris Hillman Special Education School in Nashville! We are
proud to support our non-profit partners
in order to improve the quality of life of those with
disabilities!
Sports 4 All
Foundation provided tricycles, a treadmill and a tennis
racquet to Waves, Inc.
in Franklin, Tennessee.
Waves, Inc
Mission is to enable individuals with
developmental disabilities to progress toward their full
potential.
(Kris Salisbury - Founder of S4AF,
Erica Salisbury, Sara Koppelman - S4AF, Julie Long, Waves
participant)
Sports 4 All is proud to partner with A.B.L.E Youth (Athletes Building Life Experiences)
in promoting the abilities of athletes with disabilities.
(Sara Koppelman, Rick Slaughter -
A.B.L.E.Youth & Kris Salisbury)
TEAM S4AF FINISHED THE COUNTRY MUSIC 1/2 MARATHON! APRIL 28th, 2007
(L to R: Waverly Ann Harris of Wild Oats, Galevesh K., Sara Koppelman and Kris Salisbury of S4AF and Cindy Bachofer)
Thank You To Our 2007 1/2 Marathon Sponsors!
Thank you
Dell, Inc.
and Team Winsett!
Team Winsett from Dell, Inc. recently held a sports
equipment drive for Sports 4 All Foundation!
Sports 4 All Foundation was also awarded a technology grant
from the Dell Foundation.
It is companies like Dell and Team Winsett that Sports 4 All
Foundation depend on to fulfill our mission. Thank You!
(L to R -
Bottom row: Brian Tannenbaum, Banks Alexander, Matt Niehoff,
Jeremy Parker, Gina Ryan, Sara Koppelman - Sports 4 All
Foundation
Top row: Kevin Troope, Manager Chrissy Winsett, Tyler
Sullivan, Rachel Schlachter, Rob DeGraw, Kris Salisbury -
Founder, Sports 4 All Foundation)
Sports 4
All is a proud partner of
CoolPeopleCare.
Visit the link and sign up for 5 minutes of caring.
CoolPeopleCare is aiming to be THE online destination for
anyone
who wants to make a difference.
Thank you to Dell Computers in Nashville and Lebanon TN for inviting
Sports 4 All to participate in Employee Community Involvement Week, 7/16 - 21, 2007.
We had a terrific time!
(A Dell employee speaks with Sara Koppelman
and Kris Salisbury about Sports 4 All at our booth)
Sports 4 All Foundation was on the cover of Friday's Davidson AM
Section in the Tennessean Newspaper (7/6/07).
Below are some of the pictures and a caption from the article.
Mother's mission evolves into Sports 4 All - West Nashville nonprofit helps those with disabilities get sports equipment
By NICOLE YOUNG | lnyoung@tennessean.com | 259-8091
'It began with a mother and her daughter, and has grown to what it is today, a nonprofit organizationpartnering with more than 20 other nonprofits to bring the fun of sports to those with disabilities.
Sports 4 All Foundation, a West Nashville-based, two-woman operation, became an official nonprofitorganization a little over two years ago. Founder Kris Salisbury, who now serves as president and CEO,
has been working on its mission for about 12 years total.
Salisbury, a Cheatham County resident, began Sports 4 All because of her daughter, Erica, 22, who hasDown syndrome.
To read the article in it's entirety, click here!
Sara Koppelman and Kris Salisbury show off the snowboards Kris Salisbury, CEO and president of Sports 4 All
donated to the Sports 4 All Foundation. They have boxes of Foundation, and Program and Development
donated sports equipment stacked in their offices just off Manager Sara Koppelman go through equipment
Charlotte Avenue in West Nashville. donated to the foundation by community members.
(NICOLE YOUNG / THE TENNESSEAN) (NICOLE YOUNG / THE TENNESSEAN)
Sports 4 All Foundation is featured on pg 5 in the May 2007 Newsletter of
the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities! Click HERE to read the article!
Sports 4 All Foundation was recently featured in an interview on wmot.org -
Middle Tennessee State University's Jazz
radio network. To hear the interview click on
Congratulations to Tommy Powell who received the Volunteer of the Year Award from S4AF
(Gail Perry, Tommy Powell &
Erica Salisbury)
