Impact Stories

The Numotion Foundation was proud to continue its support of the Kyle Pease Foundation, whose mission is to “Improve the lives of people with disabilities through sports.” The Kyle Pease Foundation was founded in 2011 by brothers Kyle and Brent Pease following the completion of their first triathlon in April of that year. The organization’s vision statement is “To create opportunities of inclusion for every person with a disability.” One of the many ways in which they accomplish their vision is through the Camp Wheel-A-Way program which the Numotion Foundation…

Francesca Savage of the ALS Association recently shared the video below acknowledging the impact provided by the Numotion Foundation and its support of the Walk to Defeat ALS program! As national sponsors, the Numotion Foundation will once again have a presence at all Walk to Defeat ALS events nationwide in 2024!

For the fourth consecutive year, the Numotion Foundation continued its support of Fractured Atlas and the Opulent Mobility Project. Fractured Atlas, a nonprofit arts service organization, presents the Opulent Mobility Project as “an annual group art exhibit that reimagines disability as opulent and powerful.” A. Laura Brody, professional costume maker and designer who developed Opulent Mobility and photographer and disability arts activist, Anthony Tusler serve as curators for the exhibit. Detailing the Numotion Foundation’s affect on the exhibit, A. Laura Brody provided the following impact story: “The 9th annual Opulent…

The Numotion Foundation recently provided support to Annandale Village, a non-profit residential community in Georgia specializing in the care of those living with acquired brain injuries and developmental disabilities. Annandale Village Director of Development, Lindsay Borenstein provided the following mission statement and impact story. “Our mission is to provide progressive life assistance to adults with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries so that they can maximize their abilities and maintain their independence in the least restrictive environment. We do this for the over 200 individuals we serve by providing supported…

As a program of its 2023 partnership with United Spinal Association, the Numotion Foundation provided program support to Individual Abilities in Motion, United Spinal’s NE Pennsylvania chapter. The event provided those living with mobility-related disabilities the opportunity to experience equipment designed to provide greater access to nature and the outdoors. Joseph Salva, President of Individual Abilities in Motion provided the following impact story: Dear Numotion Foundation, This past September we held an event that we called Off-road Adapted. It was an opportunity for individuals to come out and try a…

The Numotion Foundation has continued its support of The Texas Ramp Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free wheelchair ramps to low-income older adults and people with disabilities identified by local health care providers. Ramps are built exclusively with volunteer labor, keeping costs to a minimum. Ramps are built without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, age or gender. Per the Texas Ramp Project, the organization has built over 25,000 wheelchair ramps as of August, 2023. As measured in ramps constructed, this milestone represents over 125 miles of freedom for those…

The Numotion Foundation recently provided a grant to support the Wish programming of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina. Ali Magnuson, Grants and Foundation Specialist for Make-A-Wish provided the following impact story: Summer is a time when a child’s imagination can really shine bright There are few greater joys than finding out what wish experience we’ll get to bring to life for a child – whether that’s building a pirate-themed playhouse or planning a trip for a wish kid to see the ocean for the first time.…

The Numotion Foundation was proud to sponsor the 2023 National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held in Wichita, KS on Saturday, April 1st. According to the NWBA, “the purpose of the NWBA Hall of Fame is to enshrine, in the form of a permanent record, the names of those individuals who have exerted a distinctive, positive influence of unique dimension on the sport of wheelchair basketball.” Those inducted into the 2023 class included Willie Hernandez, Will Waller, Jayne Chilutti, and former Numotion team member, Josh Turek.…

On January 16, 2013, Jack Trottier experienced a spinal cord injury while snowboarding. The burst fracture of his C6 vertebrae caused paralysis from the chest down. After emergency surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, Jack spent 9 days in intensive care to stabilize his spine and autonomic functions. He then traveled to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta for 13 weeks of intense rehabilitation. Jack subsequently returned home and began his senior year of High School in Tyngsboro, MA that fall. After graduation, Jack enrolled at UMASS-Lowell to earn a degree in…

Brentwood, TN (May 2, 2023) The Numotion Foundation announced a third round of emergency relief funds intended to provide assistance to those living with mobility-related disabilities who have been impacted by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The $20,000 contribution was distributed to The Chernivtsi Regional Organization of People with Disabilities (CROPD). CROPD is a member organization of National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine (NAPD) and is identified as an NGO run by and focused on serving those living with mobility-related disabilities. This contribution, in addition to the $80,000…