2019 BORP Annual Report

On June 19, BORP’s Hall of Fame event
celebrated “The Women of BORP.” Kai
Fenton, Cal Women’s Assistant Basketball
Coach was the keynote speaker. Honorees
included: Ella Rodriguez; Susie Grimes;
Kristi Hruzewicz; The Women of
Quadzilla—Val Brown, Sun Chan,
Ann Cupolo-Freeman, Susie
Grimes, Bonnie Lewkowicz,
Lori McLeod, and Megan
Schirle. The Clif Bar Family
Foundation was also
honored for its longtime
support of BORP and the
disability community.
Throughout 2019, BORP continued
to deliver a range of services to
Bay Area veterans. On June 2,
BORP ran the day-long cycling event
at the 2019 Valor Games in which
over 90 veterans participated. With
funding from Disabled Sports USA,
BORP also expanded its veterans’
programing to deliver fitness, tai chi,
yoga and other classes onsite
at several Bay Area veteransserving
organizations, as
well as veterans’ classes at
the BORP Fitness Studio.
“BORP means I rest better, my
social interactions are better. I
am always in pain but going to
BORP makes me feel good.”
63%
of participants said
BORP improved
their mental health
8 | BORP 2019 Annual Report Photo courtesy of Taggart Gorman
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