SPORTS EXPO AT REHAB HOSPITAL

 

Climbing at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital.

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital will host the Burke Expo: An Adaptive Sports & Community Event, Saturday, Sept. 23. on its main campus at 785 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to all community members free of charge, the Burke Expo will feature a wide range of adaptive sports and recreation activities, including boxing, cycling, fencing, golf, off-roading and rock climbing. 

 “We are thrilled to be offering these exciting experiences and sharing the latest innovations in adaptive sports,” said Eileen Andreassi, MA, CTRS, Burke”™s director of therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports. 

Demonstrations of technologies and equipment will highlight how people of all abilities can engage in an active lifestyle. More than 40 exhibitors will present their products and services. Burke”™s canine support program, TheraDogs, will add to the festive community atmosphere. Representatives of both community organizations and businesses will be available to provide helpful information and answer questions. There will also be an opportunity to meet Burke”™s highly trained therapists and learn about services. Registration is not required. The rain date for the Expo is Sunday, Sept. 24.

  To learn more about the Burke Expo, visit  https://www.burke.org/giving/events/burke-expo/. 

For more information about becoming an Expo sponsor or exhibitor or to make a donation, call the Development Office at 914-597-2847.

 Burke Rehabilitation is a not-for-profit health-care organization devoted solely to acute physical rehabilitation. Founded in 1915 through an endowment from philanthropist John Masterson Burke, it has been a member of the Montefiore Health System since 2016. Burke operates the only hospital in Westchester County dedicated solely to adult and adolescent rehabilitation medicine. It was named a Best Rehabilitation Hospital in “U.S. News & World Report.” It also offers therapeutic care in locations throughout Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and the Bronx for those who have experienced injuries, surgery or chronic conditions, from the simple to the very complex.