Crump Group, Inc. Competes in World T.E.A.M. Sports (WTS), Adventure TEAM Challenge Event

June 21, 2011 - PRLog -- ROSELAND, NJ  - Crump Group, Inc. (CGI) announced that it is participating in the fifth World T.E.A.M. Sports (WTS), Adventure TEAM Challenge from June 25th – 27th . The Adventure TEAM Challenge will take place along the Colorado River and provides disabled and able-bodied athletes the opportunity to compete in outdoor sporting events. John Howard, Crump president and CEO, explained that the company has joined up with this event to support the excellent work of WTS in promoting the abilities of all people.

“I appreciate the vision of this event – raising awareness for disabled athletes and showing that even if you’ve been told your whole life you can’t do something, really you can,” said Crump Life Insurance Services sales manager and Adventure TEAM Challenge participant Lisa Kruckeberg, Seattle, WA.

Crump is one of 13 corporate teams competing in the three-day race. According to World T.E.A.M., over the course of the event, athletes will mountain bike, white-water raft, run, zip line and climb and rappel through Colorado's rugged terrain. Crump team member Stephen Carney, Ascensus, client services, Dresher, PA commented on the intense race his team is about to experience. “I am looking forward to the unforeseen challenges team Crump will face and utilizing the individual strengths of each member to work together as a team,” he said.

Teams consist of five members; two individuals must be disabled and one of the disabled athletes must be a paraplegic or use a wheelchair. Representing Crump, along with Lisa and Stephen, are Katy Peterson, Property & Casualty Insurance Services, account support, Portland, OR and Cliff Robbins, corporate IT, Brainerd, MN. Crump’s fifth member, Adventure TEAM Challenge veteran Bob Vogel from California, is a T10 paraplegic and has no feeling from the belly button down. He participated in this event two years ago and is well versed in adventure sports. Bob is a journalist, an avid hand cyclist, a certified rescue diver, an adaptive ski instructor, and a licensed hang glider pilot.  

About World T.E.A.M. Sports
Since1993, World T.E.A.M. Sports has organized athletic events for disabled citizens with three objectives: the disabled athletes build self confidence and physical fitness; they provide an inspirational example to other disabled citizens to become physically active; and the disabled athletes are a model to all citizens of how courage and determination can overcome any obstacle. In the past, these events have included mountain climbing, long distance bicycle rides, adventure racing and kayaking. World T.E.A.M. Sports is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. To learn more, or make a contribution, please visit us at: www.worldteamsports.org. Visit us on Facebook and on Twitter.

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About Crump Group, Inc.
Crump Group, Inc. (www.crump.com) is the largest wholesale insurance distributor in the United States, and through its Ascensus division is the largest independent U. S. provider of recordkeeping and support services to company-sponsored retirement plans in the micro to large segments of the market. Its Property & Casualty Insurance Services division is among the largest U. S. providers of wholesale brokerage and specialty programs to the commercial property and casualty insurance industry. Crump Life Insurance Services is among the largest wholesale distributors of services that support the sale of life-related insurance and annuity products.