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Promoting a new opportunity for people dependent on wheelchairs to access the sport of golf with a paragolfer standup chair!!

After a spinal cord injury left my son, Walid, paralyzed in a wheel chair we both thought his days swinging a club on the golf course were over. One day while searching on the internet we discovered Anthony Netto and the chair he designed so that he could golf again after an injury put him in a wheelchair. This past September, my son's dream to golf again after a spinal cord injury took away his ability to walk in 2012, came true thanks to the Sunshine Foundation of Canada and Anthony Netto, founder of the Stand Up and Play Foundation and co-designer of the ParaGolfer. The experience of watching my son participate in a sport that he had assumed he would only enjoy as a spectator was truly priceless. The ParaGolfer gave my son the opportunity to stand up and play the game he so loves. The partnership with the La Costa Golf resort in Carlsbad, California allowed him access to a golfer's paradise and the chance to rub shoulders with other golfers as he fine tuned his swing on the driving range and championship golf course. Finally the mentorship and coaching of Anthony Netto, someone who did not allow his inability to stand become a barrier to playing golf, gave my son the opportunity to maximize his ability to golf as a paraplegic. From the realization of Walid's dream now comes an even bigger dream, a dream to make golf an accessible sport in British Columbia. The formula to make this possible consists of first of all getting the ParaGolfer on to courses throughout British Columbia so that they can be used by anyone with mobility challenges and then to maximize these local initiatives by creating a provincial group that advances golf as an accessible sport with a focus on golf schools, clubs, workshops and even tournaments.

12/26/2021

Australia’s ever-increasing list of state and national championships for golfers with disability continues to grow.

05/22/2021

HELP is needed. Trying to move a storage shed that we use for the paragolfers. Any ideas? It is about eight feet by five feet so not a small feat - ideally it would be nice not to have to dismantle it but that is an option.

05/21/2021

Please call 778-363-7356 if you are interested in golfing either on the range or one of Kelowna’s beautiful golf courses.

09/12/2019

Paragolfer will be at the Golf Centre Driving Range today starting at ONE O'CLOCK. Swing on by and smash some balls.

09/05/2019

Come enjoy the warm September Sun as you watch your golf balls soar into the blue sky. Paragolfer will be at the Golf Centre driving range starting at three? Will you be there?😎⛳

08/29/2019

Come on down to the driving range today starting at three ⛳😎

08/22/2019

Paragolfer will be out at the Golf Centre on Benvoulin today at 2:30. ⛳

08/18/2019

Sending our condolences to the love of Ernie's life, Sharon, and his precious family. 💕

Ernie Gabbs, 69, who was a paraplegic because of a workplace accident nearly 30 years ago, was hand-cycling north on Dilworth Drive when a semi attempted to make a right turn from Dilworth onto the highway. The two collided.

08/15/2019

On Monday one of our golfers, Ernie Gabbs,was involved in a tragic accident while riding his hand cycle. Ernie was passionate about his golf and we spent many Thursday afternoons hanging out at the driving range. Living right next to two golf courses he enjoyed many golf games with family and friends.

After we got our second chair he and Walid enjoyed golfing together. The golf fundraiser for the Agur Lake Camp Society was becoming an annual affair for them.

Ernie loved challenges and always came up with no nonsense solutions. He moved fast, never wasting time. You could always count on Ernie. His help with transporting the Paragolfers, troubleshooting repairs, assisting with golfers from out of town and coming up with innovative ideas were some of the ways he showed his dedication to our group. He was especially looking forward to taking one of the Paragolfers to his winter home in Arizona later this year

So much sadness. Ernie you will be missed.

Funeral service is at 4:00 pm this Sunday, August 18 at the Springfield funeral home. Ernie's family is requesting that in lieu of flowers donations can be made in the name of Ernie Gabbs to Accessible Okanagan or Stand Up and Play BC.

08/08/2019

Another ONE OCLOCK start for another hot day of fun in the sun. See you soon at the range, Golf Centre on Benvoulin.

08/01/2019

Super hot again today let us meet earlier today ONE O'CLOCK at Golf Centre driving range on Benvoulin. See you soon ⛳️ 😎

07/25/2019

Two o'clock start today at the Golf Centre driving range. Quite a few of you are unable to make it this week so it will be one Paragolfer today. See you soon 😎 ⛳️

07/23/2019

Great tournament this past weekend in Summerland to raise funds for Agur Lake Camp Society. Cheers to Jeff and James ABK Restoration Services ⛳️

07/04/2019

Join us at the Golf Centre on Benvoulin today at three.

06/06/2019

Come on down every Thursday the Paragolfer will be at the Golf Centre driving range on Benvoulin starting at three ⛳😎

05/30/2019

Hot enough?? Paragolfer will be at the Golf Centre on Benvoulin today at three ⛳

05/26/2019

Today @ 1100, the Paragolfer will be at the Golf Centre Driving Range on Benvoulin. Planning ahead we will be meeting on Thursday as well, three o'clock ⛳️😎

05/23/2019

Today the Paragolfer will be at the driving range, Golf Centre on Benvoulin, starting at three thirty. FORE ⛳️

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Kelowna, BC
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+12508688101

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http://www.standupandplaybc.com/

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We are a small group of golfers who were unable to play after injuries or health conditions left us dependent on our wheelchairs for mobilization. The Paragolfer offered full access to the golf course and the amazing feeling of standing up to swing the golf club so we could once again experience the challenge of getting that little white ball in the hole.

A successful tournament was organized in June of 2015 and we purchased our first Paragolfer. Regency Retirement Homes (gold supporter), Cambie Surgery (silver supporter) and Volvo, Telus, Great Western Hotels, Can-am Mobility and Vineyard Developments (our bronze supporters) were our major sponsors. Thank you to everyone who donated time and moneys to make the event a success. The following year another paragolfer was bought for us by Vineyard Developments. Thank you Craig Mohr for such a generous act.

We meet weekly at the Golf Centre Driving Range where our regular golfers work on improving theirs swing and new golfers have opportunity to try the Paragolfer. Thank you to The Golf Centre Driving Range for their huge support.

Our golfers also golf on many locals golf courses. From the very start Ian Robertson, general manager at Kelowna Springs Golf Course has supported our dream first by hosting the tournament and then by providing space to store our Paragolfers, giving us a home base to organize from. Thank you to Ian and everyone at Kelowna Springs.