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Charlotte Native Jill Moore 400M T53
semi-final photo by Allen MacMillan
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to establish one. This is where Partners for Park may be able to assist
communities around our state. As an established nonprofit group, they
have a model that enables them to work with groups seeking grant
funding, donations and charitable gifts.
Over the past 14 years Partners for Parks has:
• Provided over $325,000 for summer camp program scholarships.
• Built playgrounds in Fourth Ward and William R. Davie Parks.
• Provided all funds to construct a “Nature Play” playground at the Reedy Creek
Nature Preserve.
• Frequently funded various advocacy events for
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation.
• Been the major funder for the inner city playground at Lincoln Heights.
• Funded landscaping projects at several park locations.
• Been the major funder towards Race Playce, Charlotte’s first
ADA accessible park.
• Provided an opportunity to plant trees or install benches as memorials in the parks.
• Funded several master planning projects for parks and greenways.
• Provided funding for the dive tower at the Town of Huntersville’s recreation center.
Partners for Parks continues to pursue its mission of improved quality
of life throughout the region by assisting in the cultivation of solutions for
fund raising challenges and by bringing significant awareness to the many
capital and programmatic achievements in the area. If your agency could
benefit from having a ‘partner’, you are encouraged to contact Partners for
Parks by visiting their website .
The Partners for Parks Foundation will host the 2016 U.S.
Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming and Track & Field in Charlotte, as
well as the 2016 U.S. Paralympics Cycling Time Trial. The competitions
will feature approximately 400 athletes with physical and visual
disabilities, who will compete in Charlotte from June 30-July 2. Based
on their performances, athletes will be nominated to the U.S. team that
will compete in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
from September 7-18. Partners for Parks bid on the competition and will
serve as the local organizing committee, along with support from several
other organizations in the community.
“With top-notch venues, convenient proximity between locations and
with its renowned hospitality, we know Charlotte will be an incredible
host for the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials,” said Rick Adams,
chief of Paralympic Sport and NGB Organizational Development,
USOC. “Charlotte presents the perfect opportunity to shine a light on
Paralympic sport and to set the stage for some outstanding performances
and incredible success for Team USA in advance of Rio. We thank
Partners for Parks for its commitment to hosting a great event, and we
thank the people of Charlotte for their support of America’s Paralympic
athletes.” The 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming and Track
& Field will feature competition at the Irwin Belk Complex at Johnson
C. Smith University and the Mecklenburg Country Aquatic Center. The
cycling competition will take place at The Park – Huntersville.
Family, fans and spectators can bounce from competition to
competition, allowing them to take in Paralympic sport at its finest
throughout the course of the three days of competition.
Following three days of competition, the event will culminate with
a public celebration on July 3 at Romare Bearden Park, during which
the U.S. team rosters for all three sports will be announced for the
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The Rio Games are expected to be the
largest Paralympic Games to-date; approximately 4,500 athletes with
physical impairments from more than 165 countries will compete
from September 7-18. Anyone interested in learning more about the
competition, tickets, volunteering or other details can find information
at
The Road to the Rio 2016 Paralympic
Games goes through Charlotte
• Charlotte Flights Track and Field Club
• SwimMac Carolina
• Bike Line of Charlotte
• Mecklenburg County
• City of Charlotte
• Johnson C. Smith University
• University City Partners
• Metrolina Paralympic Sport Club
Additional Partners helping to make the Trials possible: