EBSCO Charity Classic

In April we hosted the 9th annual EBSCO Charity Basketball Classic and EBSCO employees raised $15,000 for Lakeshore’s mission. In addition, EBSCO honored their beloved colleague Dwight Simmons, who refereed every Classic, with a memorial gift to Lakeshore Foundation.

Thank you for your support!

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Events at Lakeshore

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

July 28-30: SEC Youth Wheelchair Basketball Team Camp

August 1-5: USA-Canada Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Camp & Competition

August 4-6: Youth Camp Strive

August 10-21: USA Wheelchair Rugby Resident Camp

August 12: Paralympic Experience

August 18: Adult Adventure Day

August 23-27: Operation Refocus Military Camp

September 20-24: Operation Rise & Conquer Military Camp

September 23: Ossur Running and Mobility Clinic Presented by the Challenged Athletes Foundation

September 15: USA Track & Field: RunJumpThrow presented by The Hershey Company

October 6-8: Youth Goalball Tournament

There is no physical limit to human achievement.

For a complete list of Lakeshore events, visit lakeshore.org.

Michael E. Stephens 1943 – 2017In Memory and Gratitude

2017 Summer Newsletter

LAKESHORE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

William P. Acker III

Walter M. Beale, Jr.

Sen. Slade Blackwell

Duncan Blair

Jay Brandrup

Robert O. Burton

Thomas N. Carruthers, Jr.

Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison

Rob Couch

Derrol Dawkins, M.D.

Garry L. Gause

Brenda M. Hackney

William K. Hancock

Bill Horton

Amie McLain, M.D.

Greg Johnston

Catherine Sloss Jones

Wayne W. Killion, Jr., M.D.

Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston (Ret.)

Frank H. Long, Jr.

Mark S. McColl

Robert McKenna

Aubrey S. Miller

Anne Marie Oberheu, M.D.

Michael L. Patterson

Maj. Gen. N. Lee S. Price (Ret.)

Ann Purdy

Don A. Scivley

Tom Shufflebarger

Graham Sisson

Robert Spotswood

Andre Taylor

Joel Welker

Linda Wilder

Terri Q. Williams

Fred Sington (In memoriam)

Often regarded as the founder of Lakeshore Foundation, we were all shocked and saddened to learn of Michael Stephens’ passing on July 1. Despite this, Mike will always be present at Lakeshore Foundation; his fingerprints are behind all that we do, and his spirit will always be with us.

Someone recently asked me what defined Mike Stephens. It was an interesting question. For sure he did not allow disability to define him. Perhaps it was success that defined Mike. No matter the task, challenge, or objective, Mike succeeded. His success was not granted, it was earned. To me, what defined Mike Stephens, if anything could, was his

heartfelt commitment to ensure that people with disability lead the best life possible.

Mike loved sport, not so much for the championships but for the life lessons learned through sport. The seeds of Lakeshore Foundation he planted on a basketball court have grown into the international leader in physical activity, advocacy and research for people with disability that we are today.

Mike challenged us, and he helped us grow. He said be candid and be tough like leather, not concrete, because leather gives, but concrete eventually breaks. He went out of his way to help others get active at Lakeshore, often privately covering the cost of their membership if finances were an issue. He was a man of the people, who seemed most comfortable listening and sharing his story with others who use wheelchairs. He had a big, generous heart along with a toughness and self-proclaimed “street fighter” tenacity. I don’t think he forgot anything he ever asked or told me, even if it was brought up months or years later.

So let us remember to keep Mike and Allison and their families in our thoughts and prayers; let us be mindful of his vision and his desire to improve the lives of people with disability; and let us live every day the mission and vision of Lakeshore. And while we will dearly miss his physical presence, if you ever want to experience his vision and spirit, come to Lakeshore Foundation where it can be found every day.

Jeff Underwood

President, Lakeshore Foundation

A Letter From The President

Lakeshore Receives National Active Schools AwardLakeshore and NCHPAD received the Partner of the Year Award from Active Schools in Washington, DC in May. Active Schools is a nationwide movement dedicated to ensuring 60 minutes of physical activity is the norm in K-12 schools. The award recognizes organizations prioritizing the cause of active schools and supporting schools in implementing physical activity best practices.

Learn more, get involved or make a gift at lakeshore.org.

Lakeshore Serves Our Nation’s Injured MilitaryLakeshore’s Lima Foxtrot programs for injured service members show our brave men and women how to pursue active, independent lives after injury by participating in sports and recreation. We are proud to have impacted the lives of more than 2,500 military personnel and their family members from 46 states. Your support made it all happen. Thank you! Because of your generosity they have reengaged with their communities, friends and family.

Today many large foundations that help fund Lakeshore’s military program have redefined the types of programs they support, but we are committed to helping injured veterans achieve the health and wellness they deserve through our programs of physical activity, nutrition and mindfulness. We need your continued support to enable us to help those who have served us by protecting our nation and our freedom.

• Congratulations to the Lakeshore Demolition Wheelchair Rugby team on winning the Division II National Championship at the 2017 United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA) National Championship Tournament.

• Three of the world’s best wheelchair rugby teams competed at the 2017 Tri Nations Wheelchair Rugby Tournament at Lakeshore in May. Japan edged the United States for the championship and Canada finished third.

• The adult cycling program continues to be increasingly popular. Thirty participants hit the Chief Ladiga Trail in northeast Alabama for a day of outdoor cycling, which included games along the way.

• The Lakeshore Life Foodie Boot Camp for our members featured two days of education and activities about healthy eating habits. One member said she and her husband are incorporating information they learned into everyday life.

• Lakeshore, NCHPAD and the UAB/Lakeshore Research Collaborative came together to celebrate 10 years of the Inclusive Fitness Coalition and launch a new national initiative, Partnership for Inclusive Health. The Partnership unites organizations behind disability inclusionary practices in healthy community efforts.

• We recently hosted Sileno Santos from Brazil for a four week fellowship opportunity with intensive training on the inclusion of persons with disability in education, recreation and sport. The program, focused on inclusive education, seeks to strengthen access for people with disabilities globally.

• To celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, the CDC featured NCHPAD’s DocTalk Pledge and Physician’s Toolkit along with Lakeshore member Dr. Hammad Aslam’s story of being a physician with a disability and advocate for prescribing physical activity as medicine. The new Rx for Exercise App provides a user-friendly, clinically relevant tool to prescribe exercise to patients with disability.

• Dr. James Rimmer and Dr. Amie McLain are collaborating on the Scale Up Project Evaluating Responsiveness to Home Exercise and Lifestyle Telehealth (SUPER-HEALTH). This project aims to increase and maintain physical activity levels through a tablet-based home exercise program paired with group-based telephone counseling and is tailored toward people with a mobility impairment. Lakeshore Foundation and UAB’s Spain Rehabilitation Center are the main recruitment sites for project participants.

• The UAB/Lakeshore Research Collaborative is partnering with the Tanner Foundation to implement a $5.8 million, four year contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) established by Congress. The project is expected to greatly enhance care for people with multiple sclerosis across the country. Thirty-eight clinics throughout Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee are currently part of the project which will allow researchers to compare the results of groups utilizing telehealth for therapy versus those who travel to a clinic.

ACTIVITY

ADVOCACY

RESEARCH

Amazing Race!

Lakeshore’s Amazing Race presented by Vulcan Materials Company was a big success for the ninth straight year. Teams raced throughout our campus to complete physical activity challenges and learn more about our mission.

The event raised over $50,000 to supportthe work of Lakeshore.

Thanks to our sponsors Vulcan Materials Company, Balch & Bingham, iHeart Media, Medical Properties Trust, Regions, Teklinks, Warren Averett, Hare-Wynn-Newell & Newton, and Hoar Construction who had the winning team!

Learn more, get involved or make a gift at lakeshore.org.