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Sportsmen Assisting the Nation's Disabled Sportsmen
SANDS is a grassroots program made available through the Nebraska Game and Parks web site.
The SANDS program was created to help men and women with disabilities by providing a means for them to meet able-bodied outdoors men and women who volunteer their time and abilities by lending a helping hand.
The number one goal of SANDS is to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to get out and enjoy all the outdoor activities that Nebraska has to offer.
SANDS helps make available a wide range of opportunities to enjoy, whether it's hunting, fishing, boating, camping or even astronomy.
The SANDS program works by providing a web site through the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission where individuals with or without disabilities can sign up for different outdoor activities.
How the SANDS program works- through the exchange of contact information such as a phone number or email people connect with one another to plan their event. By simply printing off a copy of the names of sportsmen requesting assistance or sportsmen offering to assist from the Nebraska Game and Parks SANDS web page you create your own contact list.
There is no one planning your event for you, or telling you who you have to take. It is all voluntary and up to the individuals themselves.
Mentors can volunteer time and knowledge and help turn dreams into realities.
Helping out is easy! By providing minimal support for the person you help break down any barriers that might have been. This may include carrying equipment, bait a hook, track down and recover harvested animals or just make sure a person in a wheelchair doesn't get stuck in a rut or hole. The possibilities are as endless as they are creative.
SANDS is more than an outdoor mentoring program. It is a brand new means in which to meet new people with common interests in outdoor settings. The SANDS program enables those who require a little help to join with those who are willing to help so that both may enjoy common interests outdoors.
To join is simple. Just click on the "Sign Up For SANDS" link then click on the "Click here to register for SANDS" link at the top or bottom of the page.
Then just follow the instructions
Won't You Help?
This site is sponsored by AmeriCorps and the National Volunter Service Commission
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