Athletic club keeps wheelchair program movin'

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Athletic club keeps wheelchair program movin'

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The Movin' Mavs Wheelchair Athletic Club was created by Jim Hayes in the summer of 1990. Mr. Hayes 10-year objective was to have raised funds for a $1 million endowment, with interest supporting the wheelchair athletic program.

At the end of the article, a photograph of Jack L. Booth, executive director of Spring Creek Rehabilitation Hospital, is shown newspaper articles about the Movin' Mavs men's wheelchair basketball program. Booth gave a $2,000 check on behalf of Spring Creek to Hayes for student scholarships.

Neaves, Sherry Wodraska, (1990). Athletic club keeps wheelchair program movin', Inside UTA, 23(2).

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Topic:

Physical Disability, Educational Institutions, Sports and Entertainment

Keywords:

Advocacy

Fundraising

Wheelchair basketball

Persons:

Hayes, Jim

Booth, Jack L.

Places:

Spring Creek Rehabilitation Hospital

Organizations:

University of Texas at Arlington. Wheelchair Athletic Club

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Creator:

Neaves, Sherry Wodraska (Author)

Document Type:

Magazine/Journal Article

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

University of Texas at Arlington. Movin Mavs Records

Identifier:

20006567

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

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