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Sportable is proud to announce a reorganization that will align a team of dedicated staff members with a strategic planning process focused on health and wellness. The most significant restructure in Sportable’s 16-year history includes the addition of two new positions and a realignment of senior leadership.

Sportable is proud to announce that two members of the Sportable Possums wheelchair rugby team, Mandy Marchanio and Josh Smith, have been invited to participate in the USA Wheelchair Rugby 2022 Selection Camp December 1-5, 2021. Marchiano and Smith will be among 40 athletes in attendance at the Lakeshore Foundation U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site striving to make the 16-member 2022 Training Squad.

Sportable is proud to announce that Tyler Berry has committed to play wheelchair basketball at Southwest Minnesota State University next fall. He officially signed his letter of intent at a ceremony held at the family-owned Third Base Grill on October 30.

Sportable is proud to announce the return of the Commonwealth Cup, presented by Rybec Insurance, on Saturday, November 20, 2021. The power soccer tournament will feature the Sportable Hive and the Tidewater Piranhas and will take place at Manchester Middle School in Chesterfield County.

Sportable proudly raised an unprecedented $170,000 through the historic 10th Anniversary Sportable Tailgate presented by Dominion Energy. Made possible by generous supporters who pledged $35,000 in matching challenges, as well as individual donors and corporate sponsors, the 10th Anniversary Sportable Tailgate has had a direct and immediate impact on individuals with physical disabilities and visual impairments.

Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to announce that athlete Robin Yoder was honored during the HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction ceremony on Wednesday and given the prestigious Frist Humanitarian Award. The award recognizes extraordinary individuals within the 250,000-member HCA Healthcare workforce who have had the highest achievements in serving others.

Sportable is proud to announce a matching challenge to celebrate the 10th Anniversary Sportable Tailgate presented by Dominion Energy. Should Sportable raise $30,000 prior to October 3, 2021, generous donors will contribute a dollar-for-dollar match, given with each threshold of $10,000 achieved, to support the organization’s mission to make sports accessible and inclusive in RVA. To make a donation, purchase a limited edition Tailgate t-shirt, or to support athletes with physical disabilities and visual impairments, visit Sportable.org.

Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to celebrate the 10th Anniversary Sportable Tailgate this fall. Dominion Energy will return as Presenting Sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. This year’s event will pay homage to the inaugural Tailgate, hosted in 2012, with a series of celebrations from September 17 through October 3.

Sportable’s signature fundraising event will unite the community with a goal to raise critical funds and awareness for Sportable’s mission to make sports accessible and inclusive for individuals with physical disabilities and visual impairments. Tailgate registration is available now at Sportable.org.

Sportable is proud to announce that Program Manager, Forrest Lodge earned the 2021 “USTA Mid-Atlantic Creates” Provider Champion Award. The award honors Lodge’s and Sportable’s commitment to wheelchair tennis and the growth of the sport on a national level.

Sportable will host the River City Slam Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, presented by The Abstract Athlete, this Friday, June 11 through Sunday, June 12. Spectators are invited to attend free of charge to watch some of the top wheelchair tennis players from Richmond and across the country compete at Collegiate School’s Robins Campus.