Hello all
Pumpkin spice is everywhere, and so is MWABA! Check out all of our upcoming Autumn events.
Our next evening tandem ride will take place on Thursday, October 12 from Easternn Market. If you’d like to ride this week, please email mwaba.inc by Tuesday at 9 PM, and we’ll send out the pairs and notify anyone on the waitlist by Wednesday afternoon.
Come play Goalball this Saturday at the Columbia Heights Community Center. Join us for fun and fundamentals from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The address is 1480 Girard Street NW, Washington, DC.
Join us on Sunday, October 15 to celebrate White Cane Day and play some Beep Kickball! We will be at the P Street Beach Field from 2:00-4:30. The entrance to the field is at 23rd and O Street NW. DuPont Circle is the closest Metro station. Drinks and white cane snacks will be provided. Please sign up at the link below if you plan to attend:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNSOmU4fgHkyb4hBrtBNqOZhASX5DEewtF83Aj5NAfQMpVKA/viewform?usp=sf_link
If there are any experienced climbers who have attended the monthly Catalyst events, they will be holding their first adaptive outdoor climb since 2019 on Sunday, October 15th. Please RSVP directly to Andrew via the link below no later than October 13th.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcbsEoZJxVBElQ6QalvJnmSSrgQEwhTBd5EugKWCSedlu_Mg/viewform?usp=sf_link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcbsEoZJxVBElQ6QalvJnmSSrgQEwhTBd5EugKWCSedlu_Mg/viewform?usp=sf_link)
Coming up soon on November 4 is the last large organized ride that we send a contingent of tandems to each year, the Cider Ride organized by the Washington Area Bicyclists Association. This ride has a 30- and 60-mile option and takes place mostly on trails in DC and PG County. As with all WABA rides, captains can ride for free if the stoker registers at full price, which for this ride is $75 for the 30-mile option or $85 for the 60-mile option. (Once registered, the two riders can decide how they’d like to split the registration fee.) You can read more info about the ride here:
https://waba.org/blog/2019/09/the-cider-ride/
If you’re interested in participating in the Cider Ride as a captain or stoker, please email mwaba.inc this week and we’ll work on getting you a partner.
After the Cider Ride, join other MWABA members at our Fall social! will be having a party at the home of our treasurer, Kurt Sloop, from 4-8 PM. Kurt lives at 916 Irving St. NE, Washington, DC 20017, just four blocks south of the Brookland metro station on the red line. If you’d like to eat, drink, and be merry on November 4, please email mwaba.inc so we know how many people to expect. Costumes aren’t required, but they are certainly encouraged!
Thanks, and see you out there!
Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes
Sports and fun for everyone!
https://gomwaba.org