Wheelchair Sports FestivalAt — Triumph Foundation

Opportunity Summary 

Triumph's Foundation hosts the Wheelchair Sports Festival on the last weekend of April each year in Santa Clarita. This event is FREE for everyone and welcomes all abilities to introduce wheelchair sports. The featured sports and activities include wheelchair basketball, rugby, hockey, hand cycling, archery, tennis, pickleball, baseball, fencing, dance, scuba, art, and more! Additionally, the event holds a resource fair featuring the latest and greatest in technologies, innovations, and support for the community.

The purpose of the Wheelchair Sports Festival is to introduce the community to adaptive sports, provide learning opportunities to the general public, and to showcase members of the community with disabilities in a way that the general public does not often see. The festival brings everyone together, of all abilities—able body and disabled—to take part in a day of fun activities and games.

Opportunity Learning Outcomes 

Event planning and promotions, organizational and leadership skills, team building, interaction with people with diverse abilities, opportunity to play adaptive sports.

Opportunity Training 

Students will immerse themselves at all levels of our staff assisting to plan, implement, and execute the Festival.

Program 
Service Learning
Location Type 
Hybrid (combination of on-site and remote)
Location 
Valencia, CA
United States
Expected Hours 
HoursDuration
40hours per academic term
Students required to have a personal vehicle 
Yes
Fees students may incur with this opportunity 
No Fees will be incurred by students
This opportunity provides some form of compensation 
No
Opportunity Availability 
Ongoing