. The organization
is the nation's largest multi-sport,
multi-disability organization and serves more than 60,000 people
nationwide.
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"We will offer a full year of
sports programs in snow skiing, cycling, outrigger canoeing
, fishing,
kayaking, martial arts, rock climbing, water skiing, golf and many
other sports. SFX
Sports Group, which also develops and produces a number of
nationally televised sporting events including:
Legg Mason Tennis Classic; ADT
Skills Challenge and the American Century Golf Championship, offers
a wide
range of corporate hospitality services, and is a subsidiary of Clear Channel
Entertainment
, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment and also
a leading live entertainment venue
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"Wounded Warrior Project is delighted to have HBO's Inside the NFL
on hand as
we announce our partnership with Disabled Sports USA, which
will provide sports and recreation programs
for wounded military men
and women severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan," said John Melia,
director
of Wounded Warrior Project. "Sports is an important part of
the successful rehabilitation of these
soldiers.
"We are excited to work with Justine," said Colin Smeeton, SFX Sports
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Soldiers Wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan Will Rehabilitate Through
Adaptive Sports Programs
Disabled Sports USA (DS/USA) and Wounded Warrior Project
(WWP)
tomorrow will announce a partnership to provide a year-long sports and
recreation program
for soldiers from all branches of the military, who
were severely injured during the conflicts in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the various free services the WWP provides are Veterans
Affairs benefits
counseling and vocational training. WWP is currently working
to get legislation passed that would
enable disabled veterans to have
disability insurance -- whereas now they are only eligible for life
insurance. SFX agents Ken
Meyerson and Colin Smeeton will handle all of Henin-Hardenne's off
-and-on
court activities. The signing of Henin-Hardenne reflects SFX's commitment to
building
a tennis powerhouse; the sports marketing agency also represent some
of the tennis world's top players
including: Andy Roddick; Andre Agassi; Mardy
Fish; The Bryan Brothers; Vera Zvonareva; Fernando Gonzalez
and Paradorn
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The WWP has delivered
over 3,000 backpacks filled
with comfort items to soldiers recovering
at military hospitals around the world including Bethesda
and Walter
Reed. A member of the U.
More information is available at www.org
Justine
Henin-Hardenne Signs With SFX
Tennis Superstar
WASHINGTON
, SFX Sports Group, the world's premier
sports marketing and representation agency, today signed
tennis icon Justine
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The program also
sponsors
adaptive sports clinics and activities that assist the
veterans during their rehabilitation process
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This partnership will be formally announced at a press conference on
Tuesday, February
8, 2005, held at Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
North Side Occupational Therapy Clinic.samoa billiards
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/Wounded Warrior Project and Disabled Sports USA Announce Partnership to Help Soldiers at Walter Reed
She has been number
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About Disabled Sports USA
Founded in 1967 by disabled Vietnam veterans, Disabled Sports USA
provides opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities to
gain confidence and dignity
through sports, recreation and educational
programs."
Stated Henin-Hardenne, "I am excited
to work with Colin, Ken and the rest
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EST in room 3J04. The soldiers will learn
how active they can be WITH
their disability, and through sports, we hope to show them the bright
future ahead. Smeeton continued, "She is a champion, she is a role model, she is
everything that
is great about tennis and she hasn't even scratched the
surface of her true potential."
The
22 year-old Belgian native won five events in 2004, including a gold
medal at the summer Olympic
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"Wounded Warrior Project is there for the soldiers and Marines
when they
are brought on stretchers into the hospital, and with this
partnership Disabled Sports USA will also
be there for these deserving
patriots when they are beginning to rebuild their lives," said Kirk
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Olympic Committee, DS/USA conducts
regional, national and
international training camps and competitions
to prepare athletes for the Paralympic Games -- the
international
Olympic-sanctioned competitions for athletes with physical
disabilities. Henin
-Hardenne has three
Grand Slam wins, including the French Open, the US Open, and the Australian
Open
. Her five wins in 2004 were only three wins off her career high of eight
in 2003, and part of 19
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ADVISORY."
Bob
Costas, Dan Marino, Cris Carter and Cris Collinsworth from
HBO's Inside the NFL will be in attendance
to celebrate the
partnership and present a check to Kirk Bauer, executive director of
DS/USA and
John Melia, director of WWP.
SFX Tennis is part of SFX Sports Group, a global talent management
and
marketing agency that represents several hundred of the world's elite
professional athletes
in baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis, soccer
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m. Through this program, United
Spinal shares its 57
years of expertise in veterans advocacy with a new generation of
veterans
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We want to ensure
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to help them succeed in
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About Wounded Warrior Project
Wounded Warrior Project
(WWP), is a program of the United Spinal
Association, a non-profit national veterans service and
disability
rights organization. For more information, please visit
www.S. This is a dream client
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The press conference will
begin at 2:30 p. Immediately following the
press conference, former
NFL players Marino, Carter and Collinsworth
will visit with disabled soldiers in the occupational
therapy wing of
Walter Reed Hospital. DS/USA also offers sports rehabilitation programs
through
its nationwide network of over 80 community-based chapters.greyhound palau
Justine Henin-Hardenne will be the
fourth SFX tennis client who has held a
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