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 [...]
Suzy is a sweet little girl who needed a service dog to give her a sense of familiarity in strange situations. Suzy was diagnosed with autism, something that can sometimes cause overwhelming moments when faced with unfamiliar surroundings. A service dog will allow Suzy to transition from place to place and feel safe with a [...]
Team Asa is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 that provides financial support to people with disabilities, enabling them to join clubs, teams and organizations that foster a sense of self, team and of extended family. Please email application to AzTeamAsa@gmail.com or Mail to Team Asa c/o Denise Rentschler 1502 E. Northshore Dr. Tempe, AZ 85283 [...]
For 9-year-old Joaquin Valencia, life is about facing more challenges than your average kid. He was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at 11 1⁄2 months old and became completely blind at 6 months old.
The Children’s Tumor Foundation is a cause that is close to our hearts here at Team Asa. Despite the challenges Asa faced from Neurofibromatosis, he lived and loved like a champion. In memory of Asa, our organization participated in the Inaugural NF Walk on October 12, 2014 at Steele Indian School Park. We had a dozen [...]
Team Asa partnered with Macy's for their 9th Annual Shop for a Cause event on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Thanks to all of our supporters, we sold 178 shopping passes, raising $890. Did we mention Team Asa sold one of the winning tickets? We did! Jim won a $500 Macy's shopping spree! Congrats Jim!
Tempe's 3rd Polar Bear Plunge aids people with needs
