Retired Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Snover met retired Spc. Scott Winkler at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in 2004 while the pair underwent physical therapy for injuries that left them both wheelchair bound. Now both medically retired, the two joined together and started “Champions Made From Adversity,” a local non-profit with the mission of “advancing the lives of physically disabled persons and their Families through sport and leisure activities.”
CMFA’s objectives are to provide opportunities for the disabled that are similar to the activities of the nondisabled such as individual and team sports, and mentoring programs. They teach life skills through sport and leisure activities so that participants strive to increase their level of independence, earn the respect of the community, and increase leadership skills so they are seen in a positive light. The organization currently provides sports clinics, camps, competitions, and ongoing activities targeting the more than 60,000 physically disabled in the Central Savannah River Area. [read more]
Article written by Capt. Michael Lind
Published July 3, 2009 in The Signal
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