warwickdan
Jun 25 2008, 08:38 AM
It's about time I created this topic.....
"DisCovery - A Recreational Gateway To Wellness" is a program conceived and developed by Dan Doyle and Kira Coopersmith in March of 2008.
It's basic philosophy is that Disc Golf can be utilized as a tool for improving the general physical and emotional health and wellness of individuals of all backgrounds, physical conditions, special needs and interest areas. Using the activity/sport of Disc Golf, DisCovery promotes individual, family, corporate, and community well-being.
Kira and I have been sharing DisCovery for 3 months now at conferences, with legislators, with corporations and schools, with hospitals and assisted living centers and with long-term care centers, with Innova and the PDGA, and with various charities and civic organizations.
Our program was the recipient of one of the first 5 PDGA Innovation grants awarded last week. Our thanks to Brian Graham and the board for recognizing the unqiue opportunity we have to help grow our sport.
It has been incredibly exciting to share our sport with so many folks at the grassroots level. There seems to be an amazing excitement about how Disc Golf can be positively and inexpensively incorporated into a multitude of settings. And the wondrous aspect to this program is how it truly seems like our sport can actually make a difference in people's lives, as opposed to it just being a competitive sport as it is for so many of those reading this post.
This 3-months-old journey is in its infancy and we have no template or rules for how and where DisCovery goes. It almost seems to have legs of its own as we spread the word and plant the seeds. Kira and I are convinced we're onto something unique and huge. Kira has an amazing ability to get us into doors that open up huge windows of opportunity. We just made a contact that will most likely get us a face-to-face meeting with a VIP at a VERY high level of government within New York State.
Please take a moment to check out our website, which continues to evolve on an almost daily basis. You can find us at:
www.DisCoverydiscgolf.com (http://www.DisCoverydiscgolf.com)
Use us as a resource. Contact us if you are aware of any opportunities that will help spread the word about Disc Golf at the grassroots level.
We're particulary interested in creating relationships with organizations where wellness initiatives are encouraged and/or practiced.
Play well with others.
Dan Doyle & Kira Coopersmith
DisCovery - A Recreational Gateway To Wellness
"DisCovery - A Recreational Gateway To Wellness" is a program conceived and developed by Dan Doyle and Kira Coopersmith in March of 2008.
It's basic philosophy is that Disc Golf can be utilized as a tool for improving the general physical and emotional health and wellness of individuals of all backgrounds, physical conditions, special needs and interest areas. Using the activity/sport of Disc Golf, DisCovery promotes individual, family, corporate, and community well-being.
Kira and I have been sharing DisCovery for 3 months now at conferences, with legislators, with corporations and schools, with hospitals and assisted living centers and with long-term care centers, with Innova and the PDGA, and with various charities and civic organizations.
Our program was the recipient of one of the first 5 PDGA Innovation grants awarded last week. Our thanks to Brian Graham and the board for recognizing the unqiue opportunity we have to help grow our sport.
It has been incredibly exciting to share our sport with so many folks at the grassroots level. There seems to be an amazing excitement about how Disc Golf can be positively and inexpensively incorporated into a multitude of settings. And the wondrous aspect to this program is how it truly seems like our sport can actually make a difference in people's lives, as opposed to it just being a competitive sport as it is for so many of those reading this post.
This 3-months-old journey is in its infancy and we have no template or rules for how and where DisCovery goes. It almost seems to have legs of its own as we spread the word and plant the seeds. Kira and I are convinced we're onto something unique and huge. Kira has an amazing ability to get us into doors that open up huge windows of opportunity. We just made a contact that will most likely get us a face-to-face meeting with a VIP at a VERY high level of government within New York State.
Please take a moment to check out our website, which continues to evolve on an almost daily basis. You can find us at:
www.DisCoverydiscgolf.com (http://www.DisCoverydiscgolf.com)
Use us as a resource. Contact us if you are aware of any opportunities that will help spread the word about Disc Golf at the grassroots level.
We're particulary interested in creating relationships with organizations where wellness initiatives are encouraged and/or practiced.
Play well with others.
Dan Doyle & Kira Coopersmith
DisCovery - A Recreational Gateway To Wellness