Posted on July 12th, 2010 by MarkAndrews
Tribute to Marty Mait
Friend, Volunteer, Instructor/Guide
Thomas Jefferson Trout Unlimited (TJTU)
On Saturday, July 10, 2010 some of us from Thomas Jefferson Trout Unlimited (TJTU) attended a memorial service for our friend Marty. It was an honor to be included in this celebration of Marty’s life. He was truly a remarkable man who touched the [...]
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Posted on April 18th, 2010 by MarkAndrews
At the SFF — we strive to “Catch & Release” our Passion for Fly Fishing. We want to provide the women cancer survivors with a special weekend of “Rustic Elegance.”
I am pleased to report that we had 41 volunteers who contributed an astonishing 567 hours of volunteer service to the 2010 Spring Fly Fling [...]
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Posted on April 18th, 2010 by MarkAndrews
WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
ALL OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS!
Martha Jefferson Foundation
Ray Mishler
Susie McConnell
Montfair Resort
David & Leora Sheridan Vincenti
Therapeutic Adventures
Caleb Andrews
Jeff Andrews
Mark Andrews
Teresa Andrews
Zach Andrews
Bill Henry, BRMS
Gil Hines, BRMS
John Holden, BRMS
Greg Leffler
Madison House
Huong Pham
Danielle Murashige
Margaret Beckwith
Will Nyce
Gloria Chou
Ankit Sundoram
Rebecca Reiter
TJTU Vols
James Chubby Damron
Roger Sprouse
Donna Markey
Kevin Markey
Tim Brooks
Sarah French
Jim Richardson
Larry Gannon
Mike Brinkac
Nancy Brinkac
John Staley
Adam Dean
Joe Malloy
Eank Behs
“SWEETER THAN WHISKEY”
Susan [...]
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Posted on April 12th, 2010 by MarkAndrews
The 2009-2010 Adaptive Snowsports season was amazing! With all the natural snow that came our way, we give thanks to the Farmers Almanac and to “Mother Nature” for blessing us with unprecedented conditions.
The slopes were covered with so much natural snow, the skiing and snowboarding were the best they have ever been in our 30 [...]
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Posted on April 4th, 2010 by MarkAndrews
On April 1, 2010 Mark Andrews spoke to a class of occupational therapy students at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
For the first part of the class, he spoke about the Adaptive Outdoor Programs (adaptive skiing and snowboarding, adaptive sailing, adaptive kayaking and canoeing, adaptive fly fishing, adaptive camping and backpacking, as well as adaptive [...]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2010 by MarkAndrews
On March 31st, 2010 the Martha Jefferson Hospital — Women’s Committee presented Therapeutic Adventures, Inc. — a non-profit 501 (c)(3) charitable education organization with a check in the amount of Three-Thousand Dollars ($3,000) to help support the 4th Annual – Spring Fly Fling – Women’s Fly Fishing and Therapeutic Outdoor Retreat for Cancer Survivors receiving [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2010 by MarkAndrews
Each month, the Bradley T. Arms Marine Corps League Detachment 1256, consisting of approximately 20-30 of our country’s finest heroes who served in WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and other recent conflicts meet at the JAG School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Under the direction of Commandant, Stephen Streep and Sr. Vice Commandant, Carlton Crenshaw [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by MarkAndrews
This is the 3rd in a Series – Enjoy!
On March 2nd, Josh Sundquist served as the keynote speaker to launch the development campaign for the new Children’s Hospital at the University of Virginia. As a former patient and long time advocate for the quality, life-saving care he received at UVA, Josh used his gifts as [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by MarkAndrews
This is the 2nd of a series. Enjoy
Passion for Skiing – Making Tracks to Paralympics Dream
by Joshua Sundquist
Eleven years ago when I was first learning how to ski, my instructor Mark Andrews told me “the slope always looks steeper from the bottom of the mountain.” I was ten years old and I’d only been [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by MarkAndrews
Bringing these publications back as a series. This is the first of three entries. Enjoy!
Josh was introduced to 3-Track skiing and received his first instruction with Massanutten Adaptive Snow Sports. Early on, it was apparent that he had bigger dreams. Josh loved competition and actively sought out opportunities to confront bigger challenges. Over the past [...]
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