Adapt Advance Excel words we live by at Turning Point Tahoe in Truckee California, a nonprofit organization directed by Candace Cable. In 1975 Candace was 21 years old working as a blackjack dealer in South Lake Tahoe. Some say that when she accepted a ride home that night from someone who was drunk, that ride resulted in a car accident and a spinal cord injury, that a disaster had invaded her life. Candace rolled forward from a place of darkness and into the light of an outstanding athletic career, lasting 27 years. She retired, from that career, in 2006 to expand horizons for others to realize their fullest potentials with Turning Point Tahoe's outdoor recreational, educational and advocacy programs for persons with a disability. We raise the quality and standard of living for individuals with disabilities by networking with existing programs and resources to connect people with information, equipment, activities and support. We believe that by working in alliance with existing organizations, services will not be duplicated, services will be expanded to fill any gaps, creating a well rounded support system. In addition to outdoor recreation, Turning Point Tahoe's education include motivational speaking program's Better Choices and Simply Choosing Victory, environmental appreciation, a middle school possibility kit( Disability to Possibility), outreach guidance and equipment for individuals and family members dealing with new and existing disability. We also network with Inclusion Resolution, a business that consults and creates workshops for cities, business and organizations on how they can increase their revenue by embracing the disabled consumer and employee. Our mission is to shatter the stigma of disability to create a inclusive community. Self confidence is instilled by using inspirational examples with an emphasis on outdoor adventures of fishing, boating, camping, hiking, sailing and cross country skiing. All fees are waived for participants. Turning Point Tahoe's belief is that time spent in outdoor activity creates connections for people of all abilities to see possibility in each of our lives. Turning Point Tahoe's possibility program for the middle school system is titled " Disability to Possibility." Candace co-created this for the 7th grade, with Jan Brittain and Lisa Furr, both educators in the Truckee school district, as a message of possibilities and options no matter what happens in our lives. The program uses all aspects of disability as a model illustrating that there are always options for us. Contained in the kit is a workbook curriculum that meets the required state standards for the 7th grade for California. Examples of the state standards are language awareness, reading, word analysis, meta cognition, science, biology, public speaking, current events, history, media, mathematics, analysis,problem solving, civic laws, creative expression, physical education and more.If you would like information about how you can get this kit for your school, contact us www.turningpointtahoe.com Turning Point Tahoe's vision is a world in which all people, regardless of ability, have opportunities to discover, protect and be inspired by the outdoors. Outdoor adventures have so much to offer all of us. The beautiful playground in the Lake Tahoe area can be easily accessible to all when the right information, equipment and instruction are available. For a person with a disability, it is not always easy to find these essentials. Turning Point Tahoe wants to make it easy!

We improve the quality and standard of living for persons with disabilities through outdoor recreation, education activities and advocacy.

Our Mission is to raise the standard of living and change the consciousness about what is possible for persons with disabilities.

Anyone with a disability in the Truckee/Tahoe area or anyone visiting this area and would like our services or is in need of guidance to other services.

We create outdoor recreation and education for persons with disabilities. Our outdoor adventures are camping, fishing, boating, hiking, sailing and cross country skiing.
Disability to Possibility school kit program
Inclusion program for cities, businesses and organization
Advocacy of disabled

Snow mobile rally fund raiser February 6th 2010.
Cross Country skiing and Biathlon events 2010

Candace Cable is the Executive Director and acting President for Turning Point Tahoe

Hillary Humphreys, Secretary
Patty Rollison, Vice President
Lemar Mazzocco, Treasure

Jan Brittain
Lisa Furr

Zeal Optics
Truckee Noon Rotary
Werner Paddles
Tahoe City Kayak
HUB, Humanity Unites Brilliance
Sierra Cycle Smith
Mountain Hardware
Trader Joe's
SunScreen Inc
Sierra Sun
Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation
Bob Smith

We network individuals and groups to existing programs and resources, connecting people with information, equipment, activities and support in our area. In addition to recreation, Turning Point Tahoe's education program includes motivational speaking, a middle school possibilities kit, outreach guidance and equipment for individuals and family members dealing with new and existing injury. We network with Inclusion Resolution, creating opportunities to embrace diversity.

Create a consistent, sustainable fishing program and a pontoon boat and venue.
Create a sustainable all-inclusive adaptive cross country skiing program.
Web site designed and FaceBook site
Create Fun Activity Fund raisers for our programs.

To unconditionally love the one and then love the next one and the next one and the next one and on and on until we feel the freedom and independence that comes from acceptance.