Note: Organizations can import an entire calendar and any new events the organization adds to its calendar will then appear on this site. To import your calendar:Create an Org right here on this page. Remember to add appropriate tags!Import a calendar and use the dropdown to associate it with the organization you createdNameWebsiteDescription <p>A small group of kayakers started <strong>Team River Runner (TRR)</strong> in 2004 with the goal of helping veterans at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. We now offer paddling opportunities to veterans and their family members in more than 60 locations across the nation. TRR is more than an adaptive sports program; it’s a community that offers opportunities for friendship, new-found purpose, and community service. Join our veterans on their river to recovery and enjoy the physical and emotional benefits of nature, whether it’s a whitewater rapids or a peaceful lazy river!</p> <p>TRR provides all boats, outfitting, safety gear, instruction, transportation, food and lodging for the participants and the volunteers through the generosity of their donors and the subsidies from their providers.</p> <p><strong>Each chapter:</strong></p> <p>Holds regular pool or open water sessions of approximately 2-3 hours each. Some sites offer multiple sessions per week;</p> <p>Has a quarterly local trip and twice a year family days;</p> <p>Encourages qualified paddlers from any site to participate in the national trips offered to Colorado, Idaho and the Caribbean.</p> <p>At each event, a paddler gets a chance, in a safe environment, to:</p> <p>Get physical exercise outside the boredom of the hospital;</p> <p>Learn a potentially brand new skill, rather than struggle with a skill he used to be an expert at;</p> <p>Overcome emotional roadblocks left by post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury;</p> <p>Practice basic cognitive sequencing by following small sets of instructions;</p> <p>Bring his family into a new recreational hobby</p> <p>Have fun!!</p> Organization locationContact nameContact form urlContact emailContact phoneInstagramFacebookTagsAdd applicable events tags. Start typing to see options to select. You can enter custom text and hit the + to lock it in.Cancel