The GLASA Chicago Bears head to championship

The GLASA Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Team Heads to Season Championship Game 

on November 23 in Kansas City, MO

WHAT:            The Great Lake Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Team will compete in the USA Wheelchair Football League (USAWFL) season championship match on Saturday, November 23, at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, MO.

The GLASA Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Team, a founding member of the League, will take on the Kansas City Chiefs Wheelchair Football Team. This is the first time the GLASA Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Team has made it to this momentous game.

WHERE:          Live updates will be posted on the GLASA Instagram and Facebook stories. 

WHO:              The GLASA team of 20 is made up of injured military veterans and amputees. The game   is 7-on-7 played with pads and helmets during the matchups.

The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that has been based in the Chicagoland community for 25 years. GLASA provides a continuum of 20+ developmental to elite level adaptive sports locally while also providing programming and competitions to serve athletes in more than thirty states. GLASA believes that quality of life should never be limited by a physical or visual disability. More information about GLASA can be found at GLASA.org.

USAWFL is a program of Move United that is made possible in part by the National Football League (NFL) and Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) partnership, which is part of the League’s Salute to Service initiative, as well as local team support by the Chicago Bears.

WHY:                With adaptive sports equipment approximately 15 times more than typical equipment, the cost is often a barrier to people’s participation in sports. To support these athletes, please contribute at www.glasa.org/donate.