Category Archives: Awesome in Action
Paddling in Olaf
We’re all familiar with Frozen’s silly snowman, Olaf, by now, and his great dreams of relaxing in the summer sun…..
I’ll finally see
a summer breeze
Blow away a winter storm
And find out what happens to solid water
When it gets warm 
Unfortunately, for him, it is not a reality, but for Nick and his Awesome team…. well…
last week, they got to go to Horsetooth Reservoir in order to kayak with Adaptive Recreation Opportunities.
At the reservoir, Nick got to celebrate all things summer; relaxation, sunshine, and friends!
Nick spent time with C.A.S.T. for Kids event planner, Bill, one of his favorite fishing buddies!
Here he is with 2 of his favorite longtime friends, who love water sports just as much as he does!: Dolan and Hannah Williams-Doss.
Nick loved having another adventure on the reservoir with his newest friend, Taben Winter. They explored the whole cove, while successfully avoiding all of the dangers of the water (beavers, man-eating catfish, and killer snails!) Nick says “Taben is great at paddling!”
A thank you to great folks at Adaptive Adventures- here is Chris…and his make-up guy!
It is important to remember to enjoy the seasons, and take advantage of what your surroundings have to offer. This kind of thinking helps Nick and his team stay positive and work hard (when they are not playing!)
Below is Nick’s bucket list for the summer.
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Go to 6 flags amusement park. Make my brother scream!!
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Play in the yard
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Swim at the beach
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Attend summer concerts
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Remain excited, happy, and cheerful
Don’t spend the summer melting away…take a few minutes to decide:
What’s on your summer bucket list?
One of the Awesome-est Advocates: Samantha Strong
Last March, we had the opportunity to connect with an amazingly kind and dedicated representative from Prentke Romich, Nick’s speech device .
Samantha Strong met some of the AiA team in Fort Collins (all the way from Lafayette) at Starry Night coffee shop.
Not only did she buy us drinks, but she spent her afternoon sharing funny stories and learning all about Awesome in Action, Co. Nick says Samantha has a great laugh, and works well with his speech device. We love her patient and flexible demeanor, and her philanthropic nature.
With and impending large presentation at a school in Merino, Co, we reached out to Samantha once again for help in early April. Samantha enthusiastically stepped in to run our speech device station during 2 separate workshops at this all day event. She brought 4 speech devices to give the students a chance to try speaking with Augmentative Communication, and guided them in the use of the equipment. During our break, she even printed out new guides for the students, as the materials we had did not match with her newer technology. In addition to this, she invited Speech Language Pathologists from the neighboring school district to learn about the technology as she taught the students….talk about efficiency! Nick says “Samantha is warm-hearted because she helps students.”
Clearly, Samantha has gone above and beyond her role as a representative for her company. She offered assistance to us in our time of need, but also spends much of her free time helping out her community. Samantha has organized a story time at her local library in which the children hear stories read on an assistive speech device. Samantha is a great asset to the Awesome in Action community, as well as any other that is lucky enough to have her!
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