RESOLUTION NO. 241002
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Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill
RESOLUTION - Honoring and celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs Wheelchair Football Team for its achievements in the USA Wheelchair Football League for previous and current seasons.
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WHEREAS, the USA Wheelchair Football League (“League”) launched in 2019 by Move United and made possible in part by an NFL-BWF Salute to Service partnership to provide a ‘Healthy Lifestyles and Creating Community’ grant; and
WHEREAS, the League provided the first organized opportunity for adults with disabilities to participate in wheelchair football and has grown from its initial four teams to fourteen teams nationally; and
WHEREAS, the League’s rules were designed to closely resemble NFL gameplay, with adaptations ensuring the integrity and safety of the players while keeping the game fast-paced, competitive and enjoyable for players and spectators; and,
WHEREAS, since 2020, more than 1,000 veterans, athletes with disabilities, coaches, and officials have participated in USA Wheelchair Football League’s programs through opportunities including learn-to-play clinics, development opportunities, and tournaments that bring together the best adaptive athletes across the country; and
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Chiefs Wheelchair Football Team triumphantly won the 2022-2023 Championship over the LA Rams Wheelchair Football Team with a final score of 7-0; and
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Chiefs Wheelchair Football Team remains undefeated this year, with a 9-0 record heading into their postseason; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and Council hereby recognize and celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs Wheelchair Football Team for their accomplishments and contributions to the community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to the Kansas City Chiefs Wheelchair Football Team in token of the Mayor and Council’s high esteem for their hard work and dedication and further for best wishes as their 2024 season wraps up with the 4th USA Wheelchair Football League Championship Game matchup on November 23, 2024, at Bartle Hall with the Kansas City home team taking on the GLASA Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Team, as the Kansas City Chiefs Wheelchair Football Team goes for its second championship title in four years.
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