Hello MWABA,

Join us for tandem biking, goalball, kayaking, a mushroom walk, yoga, beep baseball, and more!

Tandem Biking

· We’re riding from Eastern Market on Thursday night and Bethesda on Friday night this week. Sign up here by Tuesday at 8 p.m.: https://forms.gle/a3fC438hzv9aH8m89 Note that we’re joining DC Bike Party on Wednesday, September 10th instead of riding from Eastern Market on September 11th.

· Sign up ASAP if you’re interested in doing the 50 States ride on September 20th, and sign up by September 15th if you’re interested in doing the Pumpkin Ride on October 25th: https://forms.gle/HePrczM1kWYK2udv5.

Goalball

· Come to Goalball on September 6th from 10 AM to 1 PM at 1480 Girard St. NW, DC.

Come Kayak with MWABA!

· Whether it’s your first time or you’ve paddled before, come enjoy a day on water. We’ll have tandem kayaks at The Wharf on September 14th from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. MWABA will be providing snacks, water bottles and Gatorade. There are public tables available at this venue. Feel free to bring a snack to share or games to play.

· The address is: 710 Wharf St. SW

· For those wishing to ride metro, take the green line to Waterfront Station. Amanda will be there at 12:45 to walk with anyone who would like to walk together to the dock. It is an easy 10 minute walk.

· Sign up here: https://forms.gle/JBTmXyGJTyKZMdDb6

· All participants are required to sign a waiver for The Wharf Boathouse: Wharf – Boat Rental Waiver

Hiking

· MWABA announces our first Mushroom Foray and Nature Walk. Our guide will be April Thompson, a DC based writer and educator who is a gardener, naturalist, food forager and mushroom lover. We will touch, smell and use our imaginations to understand how dynamic the forest, plants and soil can be. For inspiration listen to the April 2024 issue of the National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/issue/april-2024

· Sign up here: https://forms.gle/S7ZoJYRjhkcFAx4P6

· Sign up limited to 15 participants.

· Date: Sunday September 21st at 9:00 AM.

· Place: Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park, 2401 Tilden St. NW, DC.

Yoga

· Our next yoga session is on Saturday, September 27th from 11:45-12:45 at Circle Yoga, 3838 Northampton St. NW, DC. Sign up here: RSVP for Yoga!

Other Activities

· Beep Baseball All-Star Weekend at George Mason University October 3rd and 4th. There will be a learn to play clinic on Friday night, and the All-Star Tournament on Saturday. Event details and registration links can be found here: Beep Baseball All-Star Weekend Event Website.

· Ski for Light Guide and Visually Impaired Participant Applications Now Open! The 2026 Ski for Light International week will be February 1 through February 8, 2026, at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, Colorado, near Winter Park. First- and second-year guides will need to arrive one day early, by Saturday evening January 31, for guide orientation and training. Cross country skiing is the official Ski for Light activity, but other options are available during leisure hours. The more guides the better even if you do not yet know how to guide or cross-country ski. Guides can learn what they need to know before the actual event (during guide training.) Financial assistance is available for blind skiers and sighted guides who need it. We encourage everyone to apply as soon as possible since the waitlist gets very long. Here’s the main event link: https://www.sfl.org/events/next/

Thanks and see you out there!

Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes (MWABA)

Sports and fun for everyone! https://gomwaba.org