The New England Paralympic Experience on November 16, held at Harvard, welcomed hundreds of people who played a dozen sports in three great facilities.  We smiled a lot and saw a lot of happy, focused, and excited faces at the Paralympic Experience on Sunday.

Sharing Stories

Throughout the day, we saw old friends reconnect, and we saw the new friendships being formed on the court, track and rink. That combination of friendship and fun, and the excitement of play and competition, are the foundation of our commitment to adaptive sports in New England.We had a fantastic day, too, and we have asked athletes, family, friends and supporters to share their stories. Already, we have some

of the pictures from the day on the Adaptive Sports New England Facebook page. We’d love for you to share your story, and pictures if you have them, through Facebook, here, or anywhere.

The Paralympic Experience would not have happened without the tremendous contributions of our Harvard hosts, with leadership from Michael Mercier. Our 25 Co-Host organizations provided diverse sports experiences and information. Please thank them directly the next time you participate in one of their activities!

The Boston 2024 team shared their enthusiasm for bringing the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Boston, as well as their sweet t-shirts. To thank Boston 2024 be sure to Like them and Follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

We’re grateful for all their support, engagement, and collaborative efforts.

Share Your Opinion

In addition to posting your photos and comments to Facebook, we hope you’ll share your opinions and recommendations through this simple, open response three-question survey so we can enhance the Spring 2015 Paralympic Experience. Of course, if it’s easer to send us an email, we’d love to hear from you through email hidden; JavaScript is required

It was great to spend the day with you. We’re looking forward to playing with you again soon!

25 Co-hosts Who Really Provided the Paralympic Experience:

New England Wheelchair Sports, Spaulding Adaptive Sports Centers, Northeast Passage, Community Rowing, New England Nordic Ski Association, Hospital for Special Care, Sports Association at Gaylord Hospital, Waterville Valley Adaptive, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport, Eastern Adaptive Sports, Adaptive Sport Partners of the North Country, Granite State Adaptive, Adaptive Climbing Group, Access Sport America, Youth Enrichment Services, Achilles International – Boston, Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, South Shore YMCA, Cape Cod Curling Club, Mass Hockey, Community Boating, Pier’s Park Sailing Center, Access Recreation Boston, and the Institute for Human Centered Design.