Long but fun day today! The much needed day off started with a friendship visit at the Lakeshore Foundation Olympic and Paralympic Training Center, one of 11 of it's kind in the country. The facility had everything from a rock wall to an Olympic shooting range. We got to meet some pretty awesome people including 2 Female gold medalists in wheelchair basketball and sit-down volleyball from the 2008 Paralympic games in Beijing. One woman, Katie Holloway, is the only person ever to compete in a Division-1 sport as an amputee. She played basketball for Cal State, and could easily kick my butt. Anyway, the facility was hosting a disability sports camp for kids, so we had the opportunity to play all sorts of wheelchair sports and cheer them on. Immediately following that friendship visit, we had another visit/lunch at United Cerebral Palsy of Birmingham. I had a great time there, and brushed up on my Auburn cheers with a few participants. Later, we had a little free time before we headed to Moody, AL to participate in the Moody Miracle Baseball League. It was awesome! Seeing the smiles on some of those kids' faces was priceless. It was an absolute blast, and a very touching experience. Here's a few photos of the Olympic center!
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