There will be four courts at the venue for sports demonstrations and pickup games involving a variety of sports. More than 50 community partners also are expected to attend, showcasing resources for people with disabilities in Virginia. The event also will include the River City Classic Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, with
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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student and Henrico citizen Hannah Smith had the opportunity of a lifetime last month when she was named a winner of the Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award at the 2024 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Smith, a communication major, was recognized for her efforts to create
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Adaptive sports club Sportable was the beneficiary of $6,490 in donations from Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer associates during the second quarter of 2024. The funds were donated by Thalhimer employees through the companywide Thalhimer Gives initiative, which supports community involvement and charitable giving. “Sportable is incredibly grateful to Thalhimer
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Hannah Smith, a wheelchair basketball player and advocate for adaptive sports who works for adaptive sports organization Sportable, will receive an ESPN Sports Humanitarian Award July 10 as a Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award honoree. The awards will be featured in studio programming and during the 2024 ESPY Awards,
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The tournament, which is hosted by Richmond-based adaptable sports club Sportable, runs June 6-9 and is free for spectators to attend. The competition features 70 wheelchair tennis players with disabilities who are competing in various United States Tennis Association divisions (A, B, C, D, and Juniors, as well as ITF
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