BORP News & Updates
Blind Soccer Comes to the Bay Area
On Saturday May 21st at 12pm BORP is hosting the first ever Blind Soccer Clinic. Offered in partnership with the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), this clinic will be an introduction to the sport of Blind Soccer. Participants will learn basic skills like
Two Years of BORP Virtual Fitness
Even before the pandemic, people without disabilities had numerous options to workout virtually using live apps like Peloton and thousands of professionally produced online videos. For people with disabilities, however, remote fitness options were limited to a handful of dated videos and a few workouts on
Exploration of Art: Silent Conversations – A Highly Descriptive Virtual Tour
Join us for Exploration of Art: Silent Conversations, a highly descriptive virtual tour hosted by BORP in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco on March 14th starting at 10:30am. Description of Event: On March 14th, in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, BORP’s Adventures
Exploration of Art: Celebrations
Join us for Exploration of Art: Celebrations, a highly descriptive virtual tour hosted by BORP in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco on February 14th starting at 10:30am. Description of Event: On February 14th, in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, BORP’s
Exploration of Women in Art
Join us for Women of Substance, a virtually descriptive tour exploring women in art hosted by BORP on January 10th starting at 10:30am. Description of Event: On January 10th, in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, BORP’s Adventures & Outings Program will host an exploration of women in art with
Exploration of Wind and Water (Descriptive Tour)
Join us for “Wind and Water”, a virtually descriptive tour hosted by BORP on December 13th starting at 10:30am. Description of Event: On December 13th, in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, BORP’s Adventures & Outings Program will host an exploration of artwork
Season of Giving with BORP
Your donation to BORP makes an impact – your support will help us continue to provide sports and recreation programs for children, youth and adults with physical disabilities and visual impairments. Wheelchair basketball, adaptive cycling, online fitness classes, and adventures and outings are just a few of the programs and
Exploration of Numbers in Art (Descriptive Tour)
Join us for “Numbers Tell a Story: Math in Art”, a virtually descriptive tour hosted by BORP on November 8th starting at 10:30am. Description of Event: On November 8th, in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, BORP’s Adventures & Outings Program will host an exploration of artwork with
Q & A with BORP’s New Athletic Director: Brandon Young
Q: Where did you grow up? A: I grew up in Philadelphia Pa. That is where my passion for sports started. I started playing sports as a young kid; when I was 11, I found the sport of goalball and that became my true passion. It led me to travel
The Revolution 2021: More than what we expected!
From the Desk of Jill Gorman, Development Associate This year was my third revolution with BORP and each year has been a unique, inspiring experience. In 2019 the Revolution was held in the wine country at a new venue. Last year, because of Covid, we
Exploration of Disguises (Descriptive Tour)
Join us for an exploration of disguises, a virtually descriptive tour hosted by BORP on October 11th starting at 10:30am. Description of Event: On October 11th, in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, BORP’s Adventures & Outings Program will host an exploration of artwork with docent Anne
Exploration of Passages (Descriptive Tour)
Join us for an exploration of passages, a virtually descriptive tour hosted by BORP on September 13th starting at 10:30am. Description of Event: On September 13th, in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, BORP’s Adventures & Outings Program will host an exploration of artwork with docent Patricia