DSUK Launches Fundraising Campaign As Paris Olympics Set to Get Underway

twenty fourth July 2024

The #TeamDSUK 10k for £10k initiative, is tasking people and teams to set their very own 10,000m aim to be accomplished between twenty sixth July and eighth September.

All monies raised from actions going on to serving to extra folks with disabilities in Britain expertise the advantages of adaptive snowboarding and snowboarding.

The charity advises the 10k distance will be achieved by taking up something from a run, swim or cycle to snowboarding or snowboarding 10,000 vertical metres.

All monies raised from every problem will contribute in direction of their £10,000 goal.

“Adaptive snowsports offers an unbelievable sense of freedom to folks residing with disabilities and accidents,” mentioned the CEO of DSUK, Virginia Anderson.

“The talents and confidence that may be developed on the slopes are massively transferable into on a regular basis life.

“As a small area of interest charity, we need to harness this unbelievable summer time of sport and encourage folks to get energetic and assist increase funds for DSUK, so we are able to increase our attain and allow extra folks to expertise the life altering bodily, psychological and social advantages snowsports offers.”

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The marketing campaign is being supported by Annabel Kiki, 16 from Cannock, who’s an adaptive skier, mannequin and striker for the England Amputee Soccer Affiliation ladies’s crew.

Annabel, who was recognized with a bone tumour in her left leg age 13 years previous says, “Snowboarding was my greatest ardour rising up. I really like the fun, freedom and enjoyable of being out within the mountains.

“In 2022, one of many worst issues on the earth occurred to me. I began the yr with two legs and ended it with one.

“Shedding a leg was very traumatic, however as we speak I dwell by the motto “It’s not what occurs to me, it’s what I select to turn into.

“I can’t management what’s occurred, I can solely management my response to it and by practising snowboarding once more, I’ve realized to do each single different sport and it’s pushed me to be higher than I used to be earlier than.

“It’s helped me obtain a lot extra in my on a regular basis life – like serving to with my steadiness and having the ability to stroll higher on my prosthetic, together with browsing and soccer.

“It’s with due to DSUK I’ve bought my confidence again.”

“Annabel is a terrific instance of the folks this marketing campaign is designed to help,” added the CEO of DSUK, Virginia Anderson.

“Some individuals are born with disabilities – however any one among us may have our lives modified right away by harm or sickness.

By becoming a member of #TeamDSUK this summer time – you may assist make an actual distinction in supporting us to make snowsports extra accessible and assist extra folks like Annabel achieve the arrogance to  excel of their lives on and off snow.”

Annabel added, “I don’t like to consider myself as disabled, I like to consider myself as enhanced. I nonetheless wished to realize my desires I had earlier than my amputation, although they’re tailored now, identical to me.

“I don’t know what I might have completed if I couldn’t relearn to ski. It’s at all times been such a giant a part of my life. Being a part of the #TeamDSUK 10k for £10k marketing campaign and serving to folks like me get again on their ft is a superb feeling, and it might be superb to offer the alternatives DSUK have given me to different folks.”

To participate within the #TeamDSUK 10k for £10k problem or to study extra about Incapacity Snowsport UK go to :  www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/occasions/10k-for-10k

About DSUK

Incapacity Snowsport UK (DSUK) offers inclusive snowsport for everybody; no matter incapacity, harm or expertise. 

DSUK is the UK’s main adaptive snowsport charity and helps disabled folks to be extra energetic, make associates and have enjoyable by collaborating in snowsport.

DSUK function ski colleges at varied areas all through the UK in addition to offering alternatives to ski and snowboard in a mountain surroundings worldwide.

The charity are supported by a incredible crew of highly-qualified adaptive instructors in addition to a superb community of passionate and expert volunteers – working collectively to make sure that all people has the chance to entry snowsport.