THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
This is an exciting time to be associated with the United States Driving for the Disabled, Inc. Members of the Board of Trustees are busy making things happen, the very things that define USDFD and provide service to the driving community. Diane Kastama, Vice-President and Chair of the Team USA committee, is organizing, mentoring, and working to raise money for the team’s participation in the Para Equestrian World Championships in Breda, The Netherlands this year. Board members Joy Adamski and Susan Guinan have refined the Sybil Dukehart scholarship program, have received applications from drivers and organizers, and will present to the Board at the June meeting our first granted scholarships.
USDFD is celebrating the addition of two new drivers, Paul Roberti and Stephanie Putnam. Both are competing in Combined Driving Events with adaptive equipment that is catalogued on our web page. Both dream of someday joining Team USA. I pulled up beside Stephanie as she was learning the cones course at the Vineyard Classic CDE in Woodland, CA. When I asked her if she was loving it, she smiled her radiant smile and proclaimed, “I am addicted”…
