Category: Impact

We received Esther’s initial inquiry on January 21, 2023:  email subject: “help” content:  Hi  I am a 27 year old woman who is a quadriplegic since a brain stem tumor surgery I want to get a home gym to motivate myself can you please help me https://evolutionvn.com/ That was it.  As is our standard practice, … Continue reading IMPACT – Esther K

I started competing in triathlons in 1988. There used to be a triathlon at Blue March put on by Pretzel City Sports. It was a full Olympic race. It felt good because I could do multi-sport challenge. As athletes, doing the same thing over and over, your body’s going to feel that strain. It was … Continue reading IMPACT – Rodger K

Kyle’s Accident “It was the first day back to school after Christmas vacation. My sister drove us. We were in the back seat. The car hit black ice, slipped across the lane, and a work truck t-boned us. I got the brunt of it.” Just minutes after helping her three children into the car and … Continue reading IMPACT – Why Give to IM ABLE?

Jon was two days old when he came home from the hospital to his foster family. Dianne Dennis was already parenting Jon’s older sister and a second daughter. At the time, her husband, Brad, was deployed as a Navy Reservist in Kuwait. From an early age, Jon was a laid-back child, Brad and Dianne recalled. … Continue reading IMPACT – Jon D

Andy was a runner as a younger woman. She ran the mile in track & field. But what really got her going was live music. “My first concert was Phil Collins and Genesis,” Andy explains, with a little help from her daughter, Chrissy. “My most recent was Jackyl, but that might be too hard for … Continue reading IMPACT – Andrea “Andy” L

Jessica K. is a special education teacher in West Chester School District and studying toward her MBA to find ways to improve the education system for kids with challenges. She’s legit and you are helping make a difference in her life – and making it possible to show her students what people with challenges can … Continue reading IMPACT – Jessica K

At his 15-month checkup, Ryan was behind in everything. It started with speech therapy. Then occupational therapy. Then physical therapy.  One of his therapists brought up the idea of autism. I was in denial. I was totally ok with him being developmentally delayed. But then he was diagnosed with autism. It meant that it wasn’t … Continue reading IMPACT – IM FIT Inclusive Group Fitness Program

There’s no shortage of sayings reinforcing the importance of first place in our culture. Ricky Bobby’s perspective was “if you ain’t first, you’re last.”  “Second place is the first loser” is on t-shirts sold at every mall across the country. Edmund Hillary said “no one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.” In case … Continue reading IMPACT – Laura Klitsch

Brian Owens grew up in West Baltimore on Bentalou Street, off North Avenue. He was very athletic with a ton of potential in football, boxing, track and wrestling. He rejected the characterization that he fell in with a bad crowd. “I wouldn’t say that,” said Brian. “I would say that I made bad decisions. Like … Continue reading IMPACT – Brian Owens