Hi there! My name is Shirin Golshani, I am a pediatric Occupational Therapist and I am involved in a lot of non-profit work outside of my job, one of which being my involvement with Angel City Sports, an organization that develops clinics and competitions for indviduals of all physical ability levels including those with spinal cord injury, amputee, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, etc.. I wanted to share how much more fulfilled I have felt after being involved with this organization, not just because of the meaningful programming we establish but also because of the almost instant gratifaction I have received after each one of our events. Many of these individuals often don't realized that they can be physically active, let alone competitive, with their injuries and disabilities and to see them light up, identify as athletes, feel a new purpose and value has been life changing for me. I know in my line of work at least, it can be discouraging to work with some of my clients long term and see slow and minimal progress, especially if they have significant disabilities. However, when supplementing my treatment sessions with my work with these athletes, I'm feeling much more accomplished. I highly recommend it as an outlet for other therapists as well :)
If you're interested in getting more involved, feel free to ask me or check out the website at angelcitysports.org
That’s amazing. What would be some good programs we can look into beyond this one? will def look into it!
Hey Michael! Are you asking about Angel City Sports in particular or looking for other non-profits with volunteer opportunities? If Angel City, I would suggest attending one of our clinics that are happening once or twice a month in a variety of sports and/or our main sporting event, The Angel City Games 6/21-6/24 at UCLA, and if you're looking to get involved on a more leadership level I'm happy to give you more information about that Angelcitysports.org :) If you're looking for other organizations, I'm happy to help you start your search based on which demographic you're looking for!
This is great. Thanks so much for the info! Will let you know! Such great work you do.
Hi Shirin - thanks for much for what you do. I signed up to be a volunteer and can coach Tennis. Looking forward to helping in any way I can. Cheers
Hi Ravi, this is amazing thank you so much! Hope to see you at our event in June!