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 Times – https://www.collegebasketballtimes.com/post/crystal-jones-is-forging-greatness-at-cuny
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.
View the 2021 Financial Statement.