Hello MWABA!
Come to the Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard St. NW, Washington, D.C., on February 22 for goalball practice. Practice will be from 10 AM to 1 PM.
Yoga is back on Saturday, February 22 at 12:00 PM at Circle Yoga in northwest D.C. Sign up here to attend: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdr6mfScH2GIzvMYlP7EwBFm7azdv5gncvcc1nrQItVmjArIQ/viewform
Our next MWABA hike will take place on Sunday, February 23rd starting at 10 AM. We’ll meet at the Rosslyn metro and walk to Theodore Roosevelt Island for a local hiking experience. You can sign up using the link below by 11:59 PM on Thursday, February 20th. We’re looking forward to getting back out there for some great hikes in 2025! https://forms.gle/VFAX9t8P592fgiuN8
MWABA is planning a series of bike maintenance classes on Tuesday evenings. The dates are March 4, March 25and April 1. All are invited, and we’ll have some sighted members help guide the hands-on experience for our blind and visually impaired participants. The classes are funded by the Foreseeable Future Foundation and will be led by Leah Fantle of the Upshift Workshop. The classes will start at 6:30 PM at the R.E.I. flagship location in D.C., at 201 M Street Northeast. The content of each class will differ from week to week, so sign up for as many as you’d like to attend. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/hWozkHaNv6E3UUZW7
Check out our latest Athlete Spotlight, which is on Vencer Cotton! Vencer coaches and plays goalball and is also involved in hiking, tandem cycling, blind cricket, beep kickball, and kayaking, and he hopes to camp with us soon. He says, "The activities of the club give me something to look forward to, something to talk about, something to be proud of." Read more here:
https://gomwaba.org/2025/02/15/athlete-spotlight-vencer-cotton/
Sign up for our tandem bike camping trip from May 30th-June 1st at Lake Fairfax off the W&OD trail in Reston:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA2XCnuolYGobisIwdKMkXvIfb37klpWxS8vPfM3U1_dzYdA/viewform?usp=sharing
Email mwaba.inc if you have any questions!
AFB Scholars Program: Investing in Today’s Scholars to Transform Tomorrow’s World
AFB is excited to launch our AFB Scholars Program! Through the generosity of the Lulu J. Alonso Scholarship Fund, this program invests in blind undergraduate and graduate students, supporting and empowering them to serve as change agents in creating a more equal and inclusive world.
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Thanks and see you out there!
Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes (MWABA)
Sports and fun for everyone! https://gomwaba.org