More than 3,000 volunteers are needed to assist in the 2008 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, taking place July 25 to July 29 in Omaha.
Volunteers are needed to assist with registration, meals, transportation, site setup, timing, scoring, towel and water distribution and other important tasks.
All volunteers will receive a games T-shirt and the satisfaction of helping veterans with disabilities achieve a tremendous personal triumph.
Volunteering also is an excellent way for high school students to earn community service credits for college applications.
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Athletes come from across the United States, Puerto Rico and Great Britain and
represent veterans who have served from World War II to Operation Enduring Freedom.
Among the featured 17 competitive events are handcycling, power soccer, basketball, weightlifting, track, field and softball.
Events will take place at the Qwest Center Omaha, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Northwest High School, Henry Doorly Zoo and Mockingbird and Thunderbowl Lanes.
Exhibition Sled Hockey will take place at Tranquility Ice Arena.
Volunteers under age 18 must have written parental guardian permission to participate in this volunteer program, and written authorization for diagnostic and emergency treatment in case of injury.
For more information about how to apply to be a volunteer, contact Michael Wittrock at (402) 943-5563 or at michael.wittrock@va.gov.
The Games are sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed
Veterans of America. The VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and the Great Plains Paralyzed Veterans of America are hosts of the 2008 event.
For more information, contact Will Ackerman at (402) 995-4719 or william.ackerman@va.gov.