12th Annual Abilities First Golf Classic to Feature Team Fastrax™ Performance

On Friday, May 6^th, 2016, the 12^th Annual Abilities First Golf Classic will be held at the Brown’s Run Country Club in Middletown, OH.  There will be a 1 o’clock Shotgun start, and just prior to that, at 12:30pm, Team Fastrax™, a world renowned skydiving team, will be performing their American Flag Skydive.   The performance will include their amazing 1,100 sq. ft. American Flag as well as a red, white, and blue streamer.  It’s sure to be a sight you’ll not soon forget.    The event is being held to raise money for the Abilities First organization.

John Hart, owner of Start Skydiving, and member of Team Fastrax™, said, “We are thrilled to be performing at such an important event.  There are so many adults and children out there in need of help.   Abilities First does a great job of supporting those in need, so being a part of this event to raise money for their organization is an honor.”

According to the Abilities First website, they work to empower people with disabilities to achieve their unique potential from birth through life.  Founded in 1958, Abilities First is a non-profit organization, located in Middletown, Ohio that serves children and adults with a wide range of disabilities including cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, learning disabilities, language and cognitive impairments.  Their Autism Learning Center provides children with the tools they need to be successful in school, and their inclusive Early Childhood Learning Center provides a positive opportunity for children with special needs to learn alongside their typically developing peers.   Through the delivery of outpatient physical, speech and occupational therapy services they improve function in all areas of development, and their individualized job placement services help people achieve greater financial self-sufficiency through satisfying employment.

Team Fastrax™ is sponsored by SELECTiON.COM®, a leading provider of criminal background checks and pre-employment screening services.   Team Fastrax™ is the most ambitious professional skydiving team in the world.   The parachute demonstration team has a roster of more than twenty-nine active members, with a collective of more than 300,000 skydives.  Team Fastrax™ has performed exhibition skydives all over the world for audiences large and small as a patriotic display or as a product promotion.

For questions or for an interview, contact Matt Harvey with Team Fastrax™ at 740-971-8278740-971-8278, mharvey@teamfastrax.com.