Friends of Fairfax Falcons supports the Fairfax Falcons Paralympic Sports Team. This group provides a variety of adapted sports experiences to youth with physical disabilities in the Northern Virginia/DC metro area (DMV). Through adaptive sports, athletes improve physical fitness, communication skills, and self-esteem and build life-long friendships.
Friends of Fairfax Falcons is dedicated to raising awareness of the program and identifying financial support to offset the high cost of participating in adaptive sports. The cost of a basketball chair is more than $2,500. Our teams have to travel to play, often putting in more than 1,500 miles per year. We have more than 50 families across the DMV who have become a community supporting each other through our children’s medical needs and successes.
Friends of Fairfax Falcons is fiscally sponsored by CORE Foundation, EIN 20-5997764. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Fairfax Falcons Pete Corapi Memorial Tournament
This annual tournament is named after Fairfax Falcons player Pete Corapi, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 14 due to heart complications. Each year, his parents, Jill and Anthony Corapi, attend the wheelchair basketball tournament on President’s Day weekend at James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, Virginia, to witness how the Falcons continue to honor his legacy. This event hosts teams from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Central Pennsylvania, Richmond, and New York — and have even welcomed teams traveling from as far as California for a weekend of fun, solidarity, and competition.