CONTACT INFO:
3217 Maverick
Plano, Texas 75074
Phone: 214-649-7146
Email: jswanson@turningpointnation.org
LINKS:
Events Calendar
- Fishing/Boating, Lake Ray Hubbard - August 23
- Lake Fest, Marine Creek, Fort Worth - September 5
- Mid-America PVA -September 25 -27
- Juniors Fishing Tournament - Oct 3
- Skeet Shoot- Oct 11
- East Texas Camp Out -Oct 31- Nov 1
- Faulkner Kids' Hunt - Nov 13-15
JASON SWANSON - CHAPTER DIRECTOR
Born in 1970 in Minnesota, I grew up to love a variety of outdoor sports, adding hunting to my interests after moving to South Texas. After a devastating car accident in 1987 in which left me an L3 paraplegic, I thought this chapter of my life would be closed.
After several years of being frustrated, watching from the sidelines while my able bodied friends led “normal lives”, I was introduced to Shorty Powers at an adaptive sporting activity. There I was able to regain confidence taking part in water skiing again. This introduction sparked a friendship and an interest to work with people with similar disabilities to show them the things I had learned, that life is not over because of a life changing experience such as paralysis.
With the help of Turning Point and Shorty Powers, I was able to learn that the outdoors is not limited to the able bodied population. Anyone, with the right guidance, can still engage in the activities they have always loved. With 15 years experience working with Turning Point and physically challenged children and adults, I have learned that I can help others achieve things they never thought possible through a new found confidence in their own abilities.
Married in 2005 to Jessie, we have been able to form a new common bond and love of working with Turning Point participants and volunteers. We are very excited to be involved in the growth of such a great organization as Turning Point. Our hope is that through my position as the Turning Point North Texas Chapter Director, we will be able to show even more people that their life is not limited simply because of being physically challenged.
LakeFest.
Plano Hand Cycle Clinic
