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Women's lacrosse welcomes Team IMPACT teammate Briana
9/19/2022 9:30:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown women's lacrosse head coach Keely McDonald '00 has announced the addition of Team IMPACT teammate, six-year-old Briana and her mother Michelle to the Brown women's lacrosse family.
"It was so much fun and incredibly special to meet Briana and Michelle," McDonald said. "Briana's excitement and spirit is contagious and I feel so lucky for our team to have her as a new member. I am very much looking forward to this relationship! A big thank you to Team Impact for making it happen."
Briana, who has cerebral palsy, was officially introduced on Saturday, Sept. 17. Her mother Michelle's hope is that through Team IMPACT, Briana will be able to experience interaction and comfort with others as well as a passion for sports.
Team IMPACT, a national non-profit organization, has developed a unique multiyear program that matches children facing serious illness and disability with college athletic teams across the country. Based on a clinical model, Team IMPACT guides a symbiotic relationship between teams and children focused on socialization, empowerment, and resilience.
Brown University has worked with Team IMPACT for the past 8 years, matching multiple children across its baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, gymnastics, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's swimming, men's tennis, and men's water polo teams.
About Team IMPACT
Team IMPACT's unique multiyear program signs children facing serious illness and disability onto college athletic teams across the country. Based on a clinical model, Team IMPACT guides a symbiotic relationship between teams and children focused on socialization, empowerment, and resilience, ensuring everyone involved has the personalized game plan they need to win – effectively building confidence and independence. Founded in 2011, Team IMPACT has matched more than 2,300 children with 700+ colleges and universities in 49 states, impacting more than 60,000 student-athletes. If you know a child or team who may be interested, please visit www.teamimpact.org.
"It was so much fun and incredibly special to meet Briana and Michelle," McDonald said. "Briana's excitement and spirit is contagious and I feel so lucky for our team to have her as a new member. I am very much looking forward to this relationship! A big thank you to Team Impact for making it happen."
Briana, who has cerebral palsy, was officially introduced on Saturday, Sept. 17. Her mother Michelle's hope is that through Team IMPACT, Briana will be able to experience interaction and comfort with others as well as a passion for sports.
Team IMPACT, a national non-profit organization, has developed a unique multiyear program that matches children facing serious illness and disability with college athletic teams across the country. Based on a clinical model, Team IMPACT guides a symbiotic relationship between teams and children focused on socialization, empowerment, and resilience.
Brown University has worked with Team IMPACT for the past 8 years, matching multiple children across its baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, gymnastics, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's swimming, men's tennis, and men's water polo teams.
About Team IMPACT
Team IMPACT's unique multiyear program signs children facing serious illness and disability onto college athletic teams across the country. Based on a clinical model, Team IMPACT guides a symbiotic relationship between teams and children focused on socialization, empowerment, and resilience, ensuring everyone involved has the personalized game plan they need to win – effectively building confidence and independence. Founded in 2011, Team IMPACT has matched more than 2,300 children with 700+ colleges and universities in 49 states, impacting more than 60,000 student-athletes. If you know a child or team who may be interested, please visit www.teamimpact.org.
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