Each week on “Making a Difference” our host Steve Strum talks to community advocates in the North Florida area who are making a difference. This week he sat down with Andrew Matznick from The Ability Experience.
The Ability Experience is the philanthropic initiative of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity with a vision of creating a community, one relationship at a time, where the abilities of all people are recognized and valued.
To learn more, visit https://abilityexperience.org.
What nonprofit do you feel makes the greatest impact in our community?: In Jacksonville, the Gear Up Florida team will be visiting with our friends at Challenge Enterprise on Thursday, May 27.
What volunteer experience has impacted you the most?: The Ability Experience events
How do you define success?: NOTE for Patrick: This will be a virtual interview
What’s your favorite way to get involved in the community?: Our Gear Up Florida team will be cycling approximately 800 miles from Miami to Tallahassee from May 15-29. Along the way, the team will be visiting local organizations serving people with disabilities to make new friends and help spread a message of inclusion in the communities.
Who inspires you and why?: Our friends with disabilities for who we ride each year!