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sitrin named Paralympic Sports Club

The Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center has been officially approved by the United States Paralympics as a Paralympic Sports Club!

The Paralympic Sports Club program was launched by the United States Paralympics in November of 2007. Sitrin has been pursuing the distinction since the program’s inception. Sitrin was verbally approved for this distinction in the spring, but the news became official this month with the approval of paperwork and insurance.

The National Paralympic Sports Club program was created with the following objectives:

To involve and recruit both youth and adults with disabilities in physical activities with the goal of improving their skill level and interest
To develop a network of community-based Paralympic Sports Clubs, which will create a Paralympic athlete pipeline
To create a national, unified campaign to educate Americans on the benefits and opportunities available for individuals with disabilities
To offer injured service members the opportunity to continue to participate in physical activities after their release from military treatment facilities

“This is a tremendous honor for the Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center,” said Marc DePerno, Director of the Sitrin STARS Adaptive Sports Program. “This distinction gives Sitrin a direct connection to the United States Paralympics, which can open so many doors for our program, as well as our current and future athletes,” he continued.

This past December Team USA, comprised entirely of Sitrin STARS athletes, qualified to compete in the 2010 Paralympic games for wheelchair curling.

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