Local veteran participates in National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic

Manuel Ortiz, an Army veteran from Northbrook, Illinois, is participating in the 31st National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic on Sept. 8-13 in Riverside, Iowa.

Ortiz will take part in golf and several other adaptive sports activities alongside nearly 350 fellow disabled veterans, supported by approximately 600 volunteers and 200 coaches.

For more than three decades, the National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic has helped disabled veterans overcome obstacles and challenge their perceived limitations. World-class instructors, recreation therapists, physical therapists and other health care volunteers work with veterans to help them experience the full potential of adaptive sports and recreation therapy for improving health and well-being.

The five-day Golf Clinic offers participants adaptive sports therapy opportunities, including golf, cycling, bowling, kayaking, Frisbee golf, a rock wall, in addition to workshops and other activities. VA hosted the first clinic in 1993, with 90 disabled veterans.

The Golf Clinic is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DAV (Disabled American Veterans), with financial assistance from corporate sponsors and individual donors.

For more information, go to veteransgolfclinic.org and follow @Sports4Vets and @DAVHQ on Twitter, Sports4Vets and DAV on Facebook, @sports4vets and @davhq on Instagram, and #golfclinic across all platforms.