Athletes Of All Abilities Team Up For 3rd Champions Of Change

Tampa FL

20 May, 2021

6:08 PM

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TAMPA, FL — Professional athletes, including members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will team up with "differently-abled" athletes to compete in 21 & Change's third annual Champions for Change Challenge at the Tampa Movement Lab, 1335 W. Gray St., Tampa, on Saturday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Our annual Champions for Change Challenge has become more than just our flagship event to promote inclusion and human rights for the differently-abled," said 21 & Change President John Bodor. "It has become an event about raising confidence and self-esteem to showcase their amazing abilities. It's become an event where these children and young adults touch our hearts and fuel our passion to want to do more and help show the world the incredible gifts they have to offer." CFC event organizers and board members Michelle Richards, owner of Tampa Movement Lab, and real estate adviser Sunny Alexander are organizing the athletic challenge that partners up professional and amateur athletes with differently-abled children and adults to showcase their abilities through fun exercises such as burpees, sit-ups, box jumps, kettle swings and the sled push. Individual athletes wanting to participate can register in person before the event or online. Registration for differently-abled athletes is free. Participants must be 6 years or older. All attendees and supporters are admitted for free as well. Special guests at the event will include Tampa Mayor Jane Castor. Florida Sen. Janet Cruz, national anthem singer and autism advocate Rachel Barcellona, Sheriff Chad Chronister and members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard, Buccaneers mascot Captain Fear and Tampa Bay Bucs cheerleaders, Tampa City Council members and members of the Florida House of Representatives who sponsored legislation that will expand services for youngsters with challenge.