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Open Door Sports is thrilled to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors: Mai Nguyen, an ODS player parent; Sydney Morgenstern, a former peer buddy, assistant coach and head coach; and Anderson Jones, a former...

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Kensington, MD – May 2025

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Building on the momentum of its inaugural event in February, Open Door Sports (ODS) held its second pickleball fundraiser on Saturday, August 23rd at Dill Dinkers Pickleball Club in North Bethesda. The event welcomed 36 ...

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Open Door Sports (ODS) began offering adapted sports programs to a new population – young adults with disabilities – in January of last year. Since then, ODS has already served 222 young adults through 26 programs.

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The ODS Changemaker Awards are given to annually to recognize efforts to create a more inclusive, supportive and friendly community for all people and to those expanding the definition of what is possible for children wi...

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Open Door Sports’s (ODS) Executive Director, Sarah Albus, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition (PCSFN) Community Leadership Award. The award celebrates...

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On September 9, 2024, a beautiful sunny day, the Mortgage Banker Association of Metro Washington (MBA MW) hosted their annual golf tournament at Bretton Woods in Germantown, MD. Ninety-two golfers, including a variety of...

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Open Door Sports (ODS) was chosen as the 2024 recipient of the Spirit Club Foundation’s Outstanding Partner Award which recognizes provider organizations that actively embrace the foundations’ support to make fitness ava...

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Open Door Sports Inc. was recently awarded $10,000 from Tribute 21, $5,244 from Montgomery County Office of Grant Management and $5,000 from the Carl Freeman Foundation.

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Open Door Sports Inc. was featured in WUSA9’s “Heart of It” segment with Sean Martinelli on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The “Heart of It” highlights inspiring and heartwarming stories from the local community, focusing ...

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