Christa and Saul Welger Foundation
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 from Team USA Wheelchair basketball members Steve Serio, Matt Scott, Brian Bell, Jorge Sanchez, and Trevon Jenifer. That men’s team went on to with the gold.
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.
View the 2021 Financial Statement.