Where Community Grows in Glenwood Springs, Colorado — July Bonus Episode

It may still be June, but it is officially Park and Recreation
Month in our hearts, as the July issue of Parks & Recreation
magazine was released today. As you may know, each year NRPA
hosts a cover contest leading up to July, with the winner being
featured on the July issue of the magazine.


If you’ve seen this month’s cover (also pictured on this page),
you will notice a smiling young boy in adaptive climbing gear
scaling a climbing wall. We are so grateful that Joe Van Wyk, the
marketing coordinator for City of Glenwood Springs Parks and
Recreation in Colorado, captured this moment and submitted this
photo of Isaac Alonso, which captured all of our hearts
immediately.


Once we learned the story behind the photo, we knew we had found
our winner.


I am so thrilled to be joined on today’s episode by Laine
Fabijanic, the community and therapeutic recreation supervisor
for City of Glenwood Springs. Laine has been instrumental in
building the community’s therapeutic recreation program, and is
doing some really incredible work when it comes to providing
access to recreational opportunities for all, despite their
perceived or actual limitations.


Laine has been a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
since 1998, and over the years she has worked across the country
and throughout the Roaring Fork Valley in Western Colorado in
clinical settings, outdoor adventure and community recreation.


Tune in to the full episode below to learn more about Laine and
the impact she is making, as well as how this program is helping
Isaac, the boy in the photo, and so many others. You’ll also
learn:


The unique challenges that children with disabilities face
when it comes to recreational activities and how therapeutic
recreation addresses them

How Glenwood Springs’ climbing program adapts the climbing
experience to meet the needs of each climber

Why Laine has loved watching Isaac participate in this
program and how his family has been involved

How community engagement is at the center of this program

The importance of meeting the specific needs of all members
of your community, and much more!



Related Links:


Park and Recreation Month

City of Glenwood Springs Parks and Recreation