The 9th Annual Polar Bear Plunge returns to The Lakes of Tempe on Saturday, January 11. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and we’ll be taking the plunge at 9 a.m.! Brave Polar Bears will plunge into the cool pool while Teddy Bears stay dry and cheer them on! Advance registration fee is $25 for either Bear [...]
We choose to participate in #GivingTuesday this year for two reasons. First, to generate more awareness about our volunteer run non-profit and the impact Team Asa has had in our community. Second, to raise additional funds for recreational and social activities for individuals with differentabilities. Our financial goal was to raise $500. Did I mention [...]
Team Asa is excited to host a private screening of The Peanut Butter Falcon for our friends from Tempe Adaptive Recreation programs and their families. The Peanut Butter Falcon is an empowering movie with themes of kindness and empathy. It's also powerful from a representation standpoint, as it centers on a character with Down syndrome (Zack Gottsagen). [...]
Thanks to all of the Bears who supported the 2017 Polar Bear Plunge and/or the inaugural Pre-Plunge Party, we exceeded our fundraising goal of $10,000. Thank you, Bears! Because of that generosity, we were able to create LOTS of Best-Day-Ever Days for some very deserving people. Here's a quick review of some of our 2017 highlights. An Accessible Swing for TCH Our [...]
The 7th Annual Polar Bear Plunge returns on Saturday, January 13 and we’ll be jumping at 9 a.m.! Brave Polar Bears will plunge into the cool pool while Teddy Bears stay dry and cheer on! The entry fee is $20 for either Bear and includes a cool long-sleeve t-shirt, hot beverages, yummy snacks [...]
Team Asa is so excited to participate once again in Arizona Gives Day! Arizona Gives Day is a 24-hour online giving experience that brings Arizonans together around their favorite causes. Arizona nonprofits provide $22.4 billion annually to our state economy. They also provide financial assistance, helping hands, support, and life-changing moments to deserving individuals and [...]
We had such an amazing time at our 7th Annual Polar Bear Plunge! The Polar Bear Plunge is Team Asa's annual fundraiser and helps provide best-day-ever-days throughout the year. More than 75 polar bears jumped into the freezing cold pool this year! And for an extra-freezing time, the pool water had yet to be heated [...]
Are you ready for the coldest and most heart-warming event ever? The 6th Annual Polar Bear Plunge will be Saturday, January 21 and we'll be jumping at 9 a.m.! Brave Polar Bears will plunge into the cool pool while Teddy Bears stay dry and cheer on! The entry fee is $20 for either Bear and includes [...]
Meet CeCe. She is grinning eat-to-ear because she received her very own iPad! Earlier this year, Team Asa found out that CeCe needed a better way to communicate with others while she was at school. She needed an iPad to help develop skills and interact with her teachers and peers. Because of the overwhelming [...]
Thanks to the help of our bears, Team Asa was able to celebrate the holidays spreading a little joy! Through our wonderful friends at the Centers for Habilitation we had the opportunity to meet Eugene, Joe, John, Larry & Randy and spend a wonderful Saturday together. The Centers for Habilitation is an awesome organization that [...]
