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The Scott Rigsby Foundation announced today that Scott Rigsby, the first double amputee to complete the Ford Ironman World Championship triathlon using prosthetics, and his foundation, are teaming with CA Technologies to help Wounded Warriors and their families to reintegrate into a healthy lifestyle after their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF). Read the Press Release.
As Americans, we understand employment and economic security are critical to fulfilling our hopes and aspirations. We also know we are stronger when our country and economy can benefit from the skills and talents of all our citizens. No individual in our Nation should face unnecessary barriers to success, and no American with a disability should be limited in his or her desire to work. During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we renew our focus on improving employment opportunities and career pathways that lead to good jobs and sound economic futures for people with disabilities.
Camp Twin Lakes, the Scott Ribsgy Foundation and Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital launched the first of numerous Wounded Warrior Family Retreats in 2010. The weekend retreats welcome service members, who have been injured on duty, and their immediate family members to Warm Springs' Camp Dream in Warm Springs, Georgia. The injuries that these soldiers sustained range from traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, craniofacial reconstruction and sleep disorders. If you are a wounded warrior or know of someone who is, please contact the Scott Rigsby Foundation and we will connect you with the program director for further information.
Scott Rigsby will participate with The Children's Museum of Atlanta this summer in the Team Up! Explore Science and Sports from June 11 through mid- September. In this interactive exhibit, The Scott Rigsby Foundation will inform children eight and under about prosthetics, equipment for physically challenged athletes, and the importance of eating well and exercise. Child obesity is on the rise and one of the leading causes of diabetes and amputation.
The Scott Rigsby Foundation and Jackson Healthcare have teamed up for the second year to host the Alliance Ride, a 25 and 50-mile cycling event to raise funds for the Scott Rigsby Foundation and its effort to support our wounded soldiers as they rehabilitate from injuries received in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. All proceeds from the Alliance Ride will fund Wounded Warrior Family Retreats hosted by Camp Twin Lakes and the Roosevelt Rehabilitation Center in Warm Springs, Georgia.
Come watch the US Army Silver Wings Parachute Team Jump Start the Alliance Ride!