Inclusion In Action | Digital Magazine | Vol. 14

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Introducing WingZ Introducing WingZ Season Pass Holiday Sale Holiday Sale

Hartman Family YMCA Fitness Center

Breaks Ground Family Breaks Ground

History Made at Morgan’s Sports! History Morgan’s Sports!

Morgan’s MAC Celebrating 3 Years! Morgan’s Celebrating 3 Years!

Introducing WingZ!

Morgan’sWonderlandisexcitedto introduceWingZ,abrand-newUltraAccessible™towerride.Designedso guestsofallagesandabilitiescan “soar”together,WingZoffersathrilling yetcomfortableexperiencethatfamilies canenjoysidebyside.Itsinteractive controlsandgentle,expansivemotion giveriderstherarefeelingofflightina fully-inclusiveenvironment.Coming soonin2026

Morgan’s Wonderland Halloween Bash 2025

Morgan’sWonderlandclosedoutthe2025seasonwithits excitingHalloweenBash October31st.Guestsenjo costumecontestswithfu entertainmenteverySat parkalsointroducednew daysofthe2025season

Zamperla and Morgan’s Inclusion Institute: Taking

Accessibility to New Heights

RideManufacturer,Zamperla,andMorgan’sareno strangerstoeachother Theridemanufacturer,based inItaly,wasoneofthefirstcompaniestoworkwith Morgan’sWonderlandtotakeUltra-Accessibility™ aloft,creatingawheelchairaccessiblegondola forourfamousWhirlingWonderFerriswheel.

Now,Morgan’sInclusionInstitutehasreached anagreementtocomealongsidethispioneering firmbyprovidingZamperlawithtrainingand consultationonaccessibilityandinclusionas theydevelopridesandattractionswithaneye towardsexpandingtheirAll-Accessofferings.

Enzo Piscopo, Morgan’s First Inclusion Institute President

Morgan’swelcomesEnzoPiscopoa PresidentofMorgan’sInclusionIns Piscopowillbuilduponalegacyof Ultra-Accessible™experiencesbys training,andbestpracticesinacce onaglobalscale.

“Enzoisatransformativeleaderwh inclusionandempowerment,”said Piscopoisaseasonedexecutivewithmorethan25yearsofleadership experience,mostrecentlyservedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofUnitedSpinal Association,whereheexpandedadvocacyandempowermentforwheelchair users.Priortothat,hespentovertwodecadesatTheCoca-ColaCompany.

“IamdeeplyhonoredtojoinMorgan’sInclusionInstituteandbuilduponits missionofcreatingplaces,programs,andopportunitieswhereeveryone belongs,”saidPiscopo

Morgan’sInclusionInstitutewelcomesbusinesses,nonprofits,government agencies,andcommunityorganizationseagertointegrateinclusionintoevery aspectoftheirworkandculture.Offeringsincludedisabilityinclusiontraining, customizedorganizationalstrategies,projectconsultationsandinclusion assessments.

Hartman Family YMCA Fitness Center Breaks Ground!

Morgan’s Sports and the YMCA of Greater San Antonio have officially broken ground on a new Ultra-Accessible™, fully-inclusive fitness center! The center will be built and owned by Morgan’s on the Longhorn Quarry campus, right acrossfromMorgan’sSportscomplexonDavidEdwardsDr.

BrentFields, CEOofMorgan's

TheHartmanFamilyYMCAwillofferlotsoffunand engagingexerciseoptions bothindividualand group—soindividualsofallagesandabilities canfindactivitiestheyenjoy.Thisprojectisa bigstepforwardingivingthewholecommunity awelcomingplacetobuildhealthyhabits, makeconnections,andfeelliketheybelong.

gtheYMCA’s150th wcenterpromises rgy,inclusion,and toourcommunity foryearstocome.

(lefttoright)GordonHartman,Founderof Morgan's;LouisLopez,CEOofYMCAof GreaterSanAntonio;BradMcDonald, ChiefVolunteerOfficerofYMCAof GreaterSanAntonio

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Women’s Goal Ball Take 1st Place

STRAPSSanAntonioFuegosWomen'sGoalballTeamplaced1statATXTexas ThrowdownTournament,November22nd.

Congratulations!

The Greatest Distance Covered in 24 Hours by Wheelchair

MikeEgansethissightsonaboldworldrecord: themostmilespushedinawheelchairover24 hours.Withsheerenduranceandunwavering determination,hepoweredthrough152.36 miles shatteringthepreviousrecord.

Morgan’sSportswasdeeplyhonoredtohost thisremarkablemoment,asMikepushed forwardsurroundedbytheenergyofhis family,coaches,friends,teammates,andan entirecommunitycheeringhimon.Amoment ofgrit,heart,andhistory—madetogether.

Morgan’s MAC Celebrates 3 Years!

22,Morgan’sMAChasserved8,800members, uding2,114thisfiscaly

Ambulatory Surgery Center Now Open!

Morgan'sMAChassuccessfullycompletedandisnowoperatingitsAmbulatory SurgeryCenter(ASC)inpartnershipwithUniversityHealth.Thisstate-of-the-art facilityprovidesinclusivesurgicalservicesforadultsandpediatricpatients, coveringorthopedic,general,ENT,ophthalmology,anddentalprocedures.To date,theteamatUniversityHealthhascompleted744caseswith62%being pediatric.

WalkforWork&ReverseJobFair

•HeldonOctober10,2025

•Over100Attendees

•12ReverseJobFairParticipants

•HeldonOctober8,2025

•FeaturedWINEmployersandMembers

Five Years and Counting!

Aswewrapupour2025fallseason,we’refeelingallthewarmfuzzies(even thoughit’sstillprettywarmhereinTexas!)thinkingaboutalltheincrediblestaff, campers,andpartnerswhomadethisyeartrulymagical.

Canyoubelieveit’salreadybeenFIVEsummerssinceweopenedourgates?! Timereallydoesflywhenyou’recruisingdownthezipline,kickingoffyourday withahealthydoseofMorningJams,androastingtheperfects’more.Speaking ofs’mores…thissummeralone,weservedover2,000ofthem!YUM!

Thisyear,morethan4,000peoplegottoexperiencethejoyofourUltraAccesible™camp,aswewelcomed30returningcampsbackhomeand introduced14brand-newcampstothefamily.

Aswelookaheadto2026,we’refilledwithgratitudeandexcitementforallthe adventurestocome.Here’stomorelaughter,friendship,andmemories. Cheersto2025andanevenbrighter2026!

Morgan’s Camp Memory Makers

Ourdedicatedyear-roundstaffworktirelesslytokeepthemissionmoving forward,butit’sourseasonalstaffwhohelpbringtheday-to-daymagictolife. Fromrunningactivitiesandhelpingcampersconquertheirfears,tokeeping thingsrunningsmoothlybehindthescenes,they’retheoneswhomakecamp feellike…wellcamp!

Youmightnotthinksettingup40tablesand300chairsortransformingaspace foranepicnightactivityinunder20minuteswouldbefun,butwepromise,it’san absoluteblastwhenyou’redoingitwiththisteam!

Ifyou(orsomeoneyouknow)arereadytomakeadifference,havefun,andbe partofcreatingunforgettableexperiences,we’dloveforyoutojoinourteam. Exploreopenseasonalpositionsandhelpuscreateanotherunforgettableyearat Morgan’sCamp!

Belong. Give. Grow.

Thisyear,Morgan’shascontinuedtoblossombygrowingintosixthrivingentities thatwelcomedthousandsofindividualsofallabilitiestoexperiencejoyand belonging.In2025,donorsupporthelpedexpandprograms,enhance accessibility,andcreatemoreopportunitiesforfamiliestothrivetogether.Aswe lookaheadto2026,yoursupportcan:

EmpowerathletesofallabilitieswithfreeparticipationforMorgan's Sportsprograms

OpenthedoorstowonderwithfreeadmissiontoMorgan’s Wonderland.

ChampioninclusionthroughMorgan'sInclusionInstitute'scommunity education.

CreatelastingmemorieswithcampexperiencesatMorgan’sCamp.

Transformliveswithpersonalizednavigationat Morgan’sMAC.

Snowball 5K/1K

Don’tmissMorgan’sannualSnowballRun, Walk,Roll,Stroll ajoyfulholidaytraditionthatbringstogether runners,walkers,adaptiveathletes,andfamiliessupportingprogramsthatserve peopleofallabilities!

Saturday,December20 • 7:00a.m.

Morgan’sWonderland

Allparticipantswillreceiveafree,single-dayparkticketforafuturevisitto Morgan’sWonderlandin2026.

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