Over-The-Line Wheelchair Baseball Tournament

TRIUMPH FOUNDATION HOSTS OVER-THE-LINE WHEELCHAIR BASEBALL TOURNAMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Triumph Foundation's forth annual wheelchair baseball
tournament is expected to be another home run.

VAN NUYS, CA — Triumph Foundation is hosting an Over-the-Line wheelchair baseball tournament at Barry A. Sanders Sports Field on Saturday, October 21, 2017. Over 50 people with disabilities, including children, adults and Veterans, will participate in this modified baseball game.

Hundreds of spectators are expected to attend the event to watch 16 teams of three players, consisting of at least one quadriplegic and one paraplegic player, attempt to hit a ball "over the line" into a sectioned-off territory. Teams will compete all day to win the championship.

The field, located at Lake Balboa Park, is specially designed for the use of people with disabilities made with a rubberized surface designed for wheelchairs, walkers, and those with an unsteady gait due to physical disabilities.

Join Triumph to see people who have physical impairments push the limits of their ability.

WHO:
Triumph Foundation and 50+ participants

WHAT:
Wheelchair Baseball Tournament

WHEN:
Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 8 AM to 4 PM

WHERE:
Barry A. Sanders Sports Field
6300 Balboa Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91316

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About Triumph Foundation

Triumph Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to help individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) triumph over their disability and to inspire them to keep moving forward with their lives by pushing themselves to get better every day.

Triumph Foundation provides resources, hope and security to people living with paralysis – not just initially when the injury/disease occurs, but as a lifelong support network.

Services include giving people who are newly paralyzed Care Baskets which are filled with information and resources, providing grants to help obtain necessary equipment, supplies, and services; assisting with home modifications for wheelchair accessibility; leading SCI support groups; and sponsoring wheelchair sports teams and adaptive recreational programs to support disabled athletes. Outreach and peer support is provided throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, Kern, and San Diego Counties.

To date, the organization has touched the lives of over 5,000 individuals with disabilities; given $150,000 in assistance to people with inadequate medical insurance and financial hardship; performed ten accessible home remodels; provided wheelchair accessible vehicles to five people who did not have the means to purchase one on their own; handed out over 1,000 Care Baskets full of resources to newly injured people; and regularly visits 15 area hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

Triumph Foundation is a chapter of United Spinal, the national spinal cord injury association; and is the Los Angeles Paralympic Sport Club.

Facebook/Twitter: @TriumphOverSCI