Christa and Saul Welger Foundation
The Welger Foundation has been selected by the Gatorade Play It Forward program to receive a $1,000 grant to help the next generation of athletes reap the benefits of sport.
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The Welger Foundation has been selected by the Gatorade Play It Forward program to receive a $1,000 grant to help the next generation of athletes reap the benefits of sport.
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The Welger Foundation hosted it’s 1st Annual Big Shot Bootcamp on Saturday, May 6th 2023.
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Hoboken, NJ – The Christa and Saul Welger Foundation announced today that Steve Serio, a U.S. Paralympian who has been a member of the U.S. Wheelchair Basketball team in the last four Paralympics games, has joined its Board of Directors. Over the course of his Paralympian career, Serio was part of the bronze medal team
Welger Foundation is a proud supporter of the City University of New York (CUNY) Inclusive and Adaptive Sports program with a focus on the Wheelchair basketball team under the leadership of Ryan Martin. We are honored to know these incredible athletes including Crystal Jones. Crystal was spotlighted by the NWBA – https://www.nwba.org/womensspotlight and College Basketball
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Board members, David Blitz, Mark Lusk and Jeff Welger were guests of the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, CO. They were honored and humbled to see the donated memorabilia from Christa and Saul’s personal collection. The items include a 1961 Stoke Mandeville Games program, 1961 Pan Am Clipper Magazine with Christa and
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In celebration of the 2021 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo the Welger Foundation held an Opening Ceremony viewing party in New York City. The last time the games were in Tokyo, Christa and Saul competed and won a combined 7 medals. The event, attended by over 60 supporters was spotlighted by recorded videos of support
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Welger Foundation Board members and supporters attend practice of the New York Rolling Fury with Steve Serio, four-time Paralympian and gold medal winner for Team USA Wheelchair basketball. Welger Foundation provided travel support to help the New York Rolling Fury participate in the 2021 National Championship Tournament in Kansas.
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