Jeff - January 2024
At age 42 now, Jeff has been involved in Special Olympics most of his life. He joined Boerne Blaze when his family moved here in 2010. Over the years, the sports he has participated in are:
Bowling
Track and Field - area and state, favorite event running 400
Volleyball
Tennis Skills
Cycling
Kayaking
Aquatics - area and state; strokes freestyle, back stroke, butterfly
Triathlon
Pickle Ball - new favorite sport
Duathlon with partner
Jeff's favorite things about BBSO include first "all the people" and second his love of competing and participating! Jeff greets everyone with a smile and welcoming words. Jeff's loves include family time, friends' time, disc golf, traveling, finding waterfalls, hiking, camping, riding trains, Astros, and all kinds of experiences he can participate in.
One of Jeff's favorite experiences was December 2022. Jeff attended the National Sports Center for the Disabled at Winter Park Resorts in Colorado to enjoy a snow skill experience. He loved it and was able to ski the green hill with modifications and a coach. He is always willing to try anything, including tubing down a snow-covered mountain! Jeff loves animals and zoos. His favorites include dogs, longhorns, horses, and giraffes.
From Jenny Cashion, Head of Delegation: “Jeff is ALWAYS enthusiastic ALL the time! He is the first one to say hello to anyone he sees. He always works hard at practice and yes, he is quite competitive. Jeff really does enjoy doing all types of activities and loves being involved in anything and everything. He and his mother take many interesting and fun trips and find exciting and different things to do. Jeff is a huge Astros and Longhorn fan! He has also been a Boerne Blaze ambassador this year, representing our delegation at SOTX (Special Olympics Texas) events and fundraisers: Tip a Cop, Orangetheory session to support SOTX, and a Chicken n Pickle Pickleball fundraiser. Thank you Jeff, for your enthusiasm and your undying support!!!”