Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Off to Switzerland!

TEAM USA

Front row: Augusto Perez (E. Syracuse), Jim Pierce (Syracuse), Jim Joseph (New Hartford), Jacqueline Kapinowski (Point Pleasant, NJ), Bob Prenoveau (Chittenango)
Back row: Team Leader Marc DePerno (Utica), Head Coach Steve Brown (Madison, WI)



Team USA is heading to Switzerland for the World Wheelchair Curling Championships!

I'm so excited to be traveling along with five of the nation’s top wheelchair curlers! The USA 2008 Curling National Championship Team is comprised of Jim Joseph (New Hartford, NY), Jacqueline Kapinowski (Point Pleasant, NJ), Augusto Perez (Syracuse, NY), Jim Pierce (Syracuse, NY), and Bob Prenoveau (Chittenango, NY). These athletes will showcase their talents at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Sursee, Switzerland! Approximately 50 athletes with disabilities will compete and represent various countries, including Canada, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Scotland, Switzerland, and the United States.

The World Wheelchair Curling Championship will be held February 1-9. Stay tuned to this blog for updates! You can also visit http://www.sitrin.com/ for shot-by-shot animated coverage of the event.

Go Team USA!!
Brianne Puleo
Director of Community Relations
Sitrin Health Care Center
New Hartford, NY

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