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On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win Kelly Charles and Juan Carlos Gill welcomes Gianna Rojas. For Gianna of Oak Ridge, NJ, no obstacle is too daunting to tackle. Having been born without fingers on her left hand, Gianna is known as the “one-handed lady golfer.” She strives to bring attention to golfing success stories of people with physical challenges, and by sharing her story she hopes to inspire others who may question their abilities. Gianna began playing golf nearly ten years ago as a way to experience the game her husband deeply loves. After learning how to adapt her swing to her disability, Gianna developed a passion for golf and recognized an opportunity to advocate for others through her participation in the sport. At a young age, Gianna was the poster child for the March of Dimes, and today she works for the organization as the Community Director in their Parsippany, NJ, office. Also, she is a member of numerous women- and golf-focused charitable organizations, and recently founded Adaptive Golfers, a nonprofit that brings the game of golf to people with different abilities. Gianna will celebrate her 4th year as a volunteer at The Barclays when the PGA TOUR tournament is held at the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, NY, from August 23-28, 2016. During the tournament, Gianna will assist as a course marshal at hole 10, a spot she looks forward to returning to each year, as she has developed friendships with the volunteers who are assigned to her area.  As a marshal, her primary role is crowd control. Also, she will help keep the pace of play up and respond to golfers' questions or concerns. “Volunteering with the PGA TOUR is exciting because it allows an up-close look at professional golf, but even more importantly, it is rewarding because it presents an opportunity to support charity and make lasting friendships,” said Gianna. “As a volunteer, I have the chance to make someone’s experience memorable, and that could be a player, a fan, another volunteer or staff member. I feel it is a privilege to share in the experience.” So, when Gianna learned of an opportunity to enhance her tournament experience and support charity through the PGA TOUR Volunteer Challenge, sponsored by Myrbetriq® (mirabegron), she jumped at the chance to participate. Tournament volunteers, like Gianna, are participating in the Volunteer Challenge, a friendly competition designed to raise funds for non-profit organizations while recognizing the talent, passion and commitment of PGA TOUR volunteers in communities nationwide. The Barclays is one of 16 tournaments hosting the Volunteer Challenge during the 2016 season. As part of the program, volunteers ask friends and family to vote at PGATOUR.com/volunteers, and when voting ends on August 27, the volunteer with the most votes will earn the chance to present a $10,000 check to The First Tee of Metropolitan New York. In addition, $5,000 will be donated to the winner’s charity of choice (Gianna would designate the funds to March of Dimes), and top-ranking tournaments can earn additional charitable funds based on the total number of votes earned collectively by volunteers and the tournament – up to $60,000. To learn more about Gianna visithttp://www.adaptivegolfers.org/. To learn more about Win Kelly Charles visithttps://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. Please send feedback to Win by email her at[email protected], or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdom andhttp://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show please fill out the intake athttp://bit.ly/1MLJSLG. To look at our sponsorships go tohttp://www.educents.com/daily-deals#wwow. To learn about the magic of Siri go tohttps://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation to[email protected]. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation. 

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On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win Kelly Charles welcomes, and Juan Carlos Gill Brandon Ryan. Brandon has Cerebral Palsy,  and his blog is http://adaptivedefense.blogspot.com. You can follow Brandon as he journey through the Path of Jui-jitsu. Currently, Brandon is a blue belt in Tenth Planet system, (founded by Eddie Bravo) at Sims Martial Arts under Derek Stewart. To learn more about Brandon visit https://www.facebook.com/selfdefensewithbrandonryan/. To find out more about Win Kelly Charles visithttps://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. Please send feedback to Win by email her at [email protected], or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdom andhttp://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show, please fill out the intake at http://bit.ly/1MLJSLG. To look at our sponsorships go tohttp://www.educents.com/daily-deals#wwow. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation to[email protected]. Please designate in the note whether it's for the podcast or the Foundation, Bridging Bionics.

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My will to live, the support of my family, medical and occupational professionals and above all else believing in the higher power are all that has allowed me the chance of being able to share my story as I thrive on being an advocate for people with disabilities. I do so by building professional relationships, raising awareness in different topics, event planning/fundraising, motivational speaking, and radio announcing. I was born with Spina Bifida. My parents were told that I would not live very long and if so, I would remain a vegetable confined to a wheelchair dependent on others for the rest of my life.

In 2011, I was named Ambassador of Change through the Broward Children Center and Leadership Broward Program for educating young children in the second grade about disabilities, with the hope of decreasing bullying in the schools. In addition, I enjoy using my talent of communication to inform and include the community on disability related topics and events through multiple appearances on Cox Media's HOT105, 99JAMZ, and Radio Disney. I have also participated in interviews, worked multiple voice overs as well as an infomercial in affiliation with Cox Media, and participate as a host for Talent TV Productions, giving the talented artist the opportunity to be recognized.

Since 2011, I had been a part of the production for Independence on the Runway, "No Limits!" fashion show showcasing our abilities on the runway. Without limits in addition to Inspiration Runway, DisAbility Expo and my latest, Inclusion through Entertainment since 2014 which features performers with and without disabilities, an all-inclusive fashion show, adaptive sports along with more fun for the entire family, all to benefit kids and young adults in our community through more social event, assistive technology, and more.

In 20014, I was invited to share my story of triumph and adversity Univision station and had my depute on television! My goal is to fight for inclusion. My goal is for every person to know that we all have abilities and understand that there are services to help us reach our full potential. I do this by communicating, writing, media, and using all the ways possible to arrive at a larger number of the community. I would like to discuss the possibility of hosting or being a special guest at the next Spina Bifida walk as testimony that we may have Spina Bifida but it doesn't have to control our life, we have talents and abilities. To learn more, please join my page facebook.com/letsintegrate I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Currently working on my 3rd annual Inclusion Through Entertainment event taking place 9/11 More info at FUNclusion.com and I'm also A part of the Bold Beauty Project

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