Toyota Again Sponsoring National Veterans Wheelchair Games

For the 15^th successive Year Toyota Supports Wheelchair Games, and fourth successive year as an assisting Host Sponsor 

The Department of Veterans (VA) and Paralyzed Veterans of America announced with pride that Toyota will again serve as a Successive Host Sponsor for the 34^th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, held in Philadelphia from 17th August. The vehicles will be provided as well for national Veterans Wheelchair Games officials to drive throughout the week.
 

“The support of our sponsors is vital to putting on an event as large as the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. We thank Toyota for their continued support of this important rehabilitative event for our disabled veterans and for their commitment to our veteran wheelchair athletes,” said Al Kovach, national president of Paralyzed Veterans of America.

The National Veterans Wheelchair Games are an annual event in which U.S. military veterans who use wheelchairs participate. They use them for sports competitions due to a serious injury such as certain neurological conditions, amputations or other mobility impairments or spinal cord injury.  The purpose of these games is to bring these veterans holistic and therapeutic treatments through sports activity. This will be the 15th time that Toyota has sponsored this important event. “These Games are empowering veterans with disabilities to improve their lives through sports and recreation,” said Dave Tostenrude, Director of the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. “The athletes return home with the attitude and information of what they can do, versus, what they cannot.”

There are a total of 18 events that take place during the games. These events include softball, quad rugby, hand-cycling, air guns, weightlifting, field, nine ball, basketball, power soccer, archery, trapshooting, a motorized wheelchair rally, track, bowling, table tennis, slalom, boccie and swimming.

“Toyota is very proud of our 15-year relationship with the Paralyzed Veterans of America,” said Mark Oldenburg, Toyota National Fleet Marketing, Mobility and Strategic Planning Manager.  “Toyota is honored to once again be the sustaining sponsor of the 34th annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games and support the brave men and women who serve our country and defend our freedom.”