Christa and Saul Welger Foundation

Big Shot Bootcamp 2025

The Welger Foundation hosted it’s second Big Shot Bootcamp on Saturday, May 3rd at Poly Prep Day School in Brooklyn, NY. We were excited to host 25 athletes this year – half of which were returning from our last Bootcamp. The coaching staff included Steve Serio, Pat Anderson, Trevon Jenifer, Peter Berry and Bailey , and assistant coaches Malkeet Singh-Gill and Crystal Jones.

Free Throw Winners
Adan Persaud - Varsity
Aaron Butler - Prep
WC Race Winner
Adan Persaud
3-Point Contest Winner
Adan Persaud
MVP Award Winners
Adan Persaud
Caroline Fitzpatrick
Best Teammate Award Winners
Nico Kaymakcian
Alayna Jackson

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About Our Story

Christa and Saul first met at the 1958 Stoke Mandeville Games and renewed their friendship in 1959 at those Stoke Mandeville Games. Fate would bring them back together at the 1960 inaugural Paralympics in Rome, Italy. Lured by the promise of excellent food and spare wheelchair parts, Christa ventured over to the American tent along with a few of her teammates. Saul and Christa started a conversation, but while he stepped away to refill their plates, another athlete came in to charm her. Naturally competitive, Saul shooed the young admirer away. The games were a success for both Christa and Saul—she won eight medals and he won two, but the true win was the start of their romance.

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The Christa and Saul Welger Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with Tax ID# 84-2550213.

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