Volunteers providing adaptive climbing opportunities to build community
在这个视频中, join a group of military veterans as they discuss working together to build community and trust with an adaptive climbing group.
When a gunfight in Iraq left Rex Laceby injured, he wasn't sure if he'd be able to climb again. But a unique adaptive climbing program developed by 矛盾运动 helped him regain confidence and skills, as well as build friendships and trust. Today Rex leads climbing trips for other veterans through Paradox and he, as well as veteran and climber Luis Carlos Frias, 分享他们的故事.
矛盾运动 provides adaptive climbing opportunities for those with missing limbs, 视力损害, 创伤后应激障碍, 创伤性脑损伤, 等. They also offer various types of climbing experiences such as mountaineering, ice climbing and rock climbing at local and national locations. Through their volunteer-led adaptive climbing groups, climbers are able to push their limits, 反过来帮助建立信心. The program utilizes different types of adaptive climbing equipment as well as instruction on using different knots and ropes to aid in climbing. These experiences provide opportunities and helps build a community for individuals with different abilities.
Climbing group members are comprised of people from all walks of life, including veterans. Every person in the military will eventually be a veteran and each person transitions back to civilian life differently. 通过适应性攀岩小组, t在这里 is opportunity to meet people from all over — it doesn’t matter the background. Reconnecting with a tribe brings back some of the same feelings of trust found in the military. It allows climbers the opportunity to become a band of brothers and sisters, giving them a place w在这里 they belong again.
拥有超过 61 million Americans — that's 1 in 4 people living with a disability, t在这里 is a need for volunteers to roll-up their sleeves and help. Even if you’re not in the position to dedicate time to volunteer, t在这里 are still ways that you can contribute by spreading kindness to those around you or 留心你的邻居. 如果你能帮忙的话, taking a part (whether big or small) in an organization is a great opportunity — everybody wins! Not only does 状态 Farm® donate money — we help people and communities create positive, sustainable and measurable societal impact. 帮助他人是我们的核心.
