Check out our July newsletter to find out about all the exciting things that have been happening at ParaFed Otago!!

We are excited to announce our second Volunteer of the Month!! This month it is being awarded to Kirsty Gemmell for all the effort she has put into helping out with Wheelchair Rugby in recent months and the Adaptive Snow Sports programme over the years, we are extremely grateful for everything you do and we couldn’t do it without you!! A little more from Kirsty; How long have you been volunteering for ParaFed Otago? This will be my third-year volunteering for ParaFed Otago. W

In June two of our athletes traveled to Palmerston North to compete for Christchurch in Part Two of the Wheelchair Rugby championships. Both Canterbury teams did well with Canterbury Black placing 3rd and Canterbury Red placing 5th out of eight teams. Overall, it was an amazing weekend with a showcase from the Wheel Blacks team and some nail biting competition in the finals with both games being point for point for the majority of the time. We would like to say a massive than

Last week the Mayor of Dunedin caught up with Adam Hall to acknowledge his incredible achievements at the recent PyeongChang Winter Paralympics. ParaFed Otago would also like to take this opportunity to formally congratulate Adam on his amazing performance at the Games, earning himself a gold in the Slalom and a bronze in the Super Combined, as well as becoming the only New Zealander to ever receive the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award. This award is presented to one male and