$3 million in 3 years: How to help Birmingham Para athletes headed to LA28

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Usa Wheelchair Rugby Para Athletes Salute The American Flag Before A Competition, With Many Training For La28
USA Wheelchair Rugby athletes before a 2025 competition (Marcello Zambrana)

Team USA athletes had a phenomenal showing at the Milan Cortina Paralympics in early March, bringing home 24 medals—13 gold—and placing second in the world on both counts.

Next up? The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games, where three Birmingham-based teams of athletes will take the world stage.

If you didn’t already know, our Lakeshore Foundation is home to three national Paralympic teams.

While these elite athletes train year-round to represent our country, they receive zero federal funding. Lakeshore Foundation aims to close that gap for our locally-based national teams so they can sharpen their focus on going for gold at LA28.

Read on to learn why this campaign is critical to our athletes’ success and how you can help.

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Lisa Battles
Lisa Battles

Lisa is a content strategist, editor and writer with 25+ years of experience in news, marketing and PR for leading brands in tourism, economic development, media and music. She is a journalism graduate of Auburn University.

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