In The Media

Learn more about our mentors, members, board members and our organization through these articles and videos that Reach, Inspire, Support, and Empower.

 
 

 
 
 

KRAFT FAMILY, PATRIOTS FOUNDATION AND GILLETTE DONATE $275,000 IN THE NAMES OF 2022 MYRA KRAFT COMMUNITY MVP AWARD WINNERS 

Mary Cooper was one of the recipients of the 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award. Click the button below to read the full press release!

Robert Kraft and the Patriots Foundation donate $275,000 in the names of 2020 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award winners

Ryan DeRoche was one of the recipients of the 2020 Myra Craft Community MVP Award. Click the button below to read the full press release!

 

 

Articles

Article and photos by Steve Derderian

Check out Jerry Donovan's story of how he got into adaptive golf and what he and his friends are doing to improve the sport for adaptive athletes. Jerry has been a peer mentor with the GBC for many years and he loves getting his peers out on the links. Jerry, thank you for everything you've done for those in need. Fairways and greens all the way! Read the article here!

Pamela Daly at her home in Charlestown. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Article by Gabrielle Emanuel for WBUR

Pam Daly and Ellen Leigh talk with WBUR about the downfalls of the wheelchair repair process and their personal experiences with having their wheelchairs breakdown. Read both Part I and Part II for the full story.

 

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Breaking Barriers

Maureen McKinnon, one of our peer volunteers is in the news! Take a minute to see how sailing changed her life after her injury. 

One of our newest mentors, Jack Gerard, surfs for the first time at Empower Spinal Cord 2018. Click the thumbnail to watch his intervie

One of our newest mentors, Jack Gerard, surfs for the first time at Empower Spinal Cord 2018. Click the thumbnail to watch his intervie

Why You Should Include the Adaptively Abled

Meredith Koch presents a captivating and thought provoking speech an TEDx Newport.

 

 

Stop The Presses!

Our Mentor Program was in the Boston HeraldInjured share path to rehab

Our Mentor Program was in the Boston Herald

Injured share path to rehab

From a skateboard to a blackboardA great story about Jonathan Hobbs, one of our longest Active mentors.

From a skateboard to a blackboard

A great story about Jonathan Hobbs, one of our longest Active mentors.

 

 
 
 

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