Judy Sielge of Fargo, ND, will speak in UMC's Brown Dining Room from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26. The event is free and open to the public.
Sielgle, a high school basketball star in 1979, planned to begin classes at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, in the fall of that year. On August 11, 1979 an automobile accident changed Siegle's plans and left her with a broken neck and concussion. While that day changed her life in innumerable ways, it merely postponed her college career--and it did not prevent her from living the life of an athlete!
Siegle is now a social worker and world-class wheelchair racer. She has set several national records in that sport and has traveled across the world to compete. Now Siegle has her sights set on gaining a spot on the 2000 U.S. Paralypics Team.
Sielge speaks on the challenges she's faced and the faith she's developed from her life experiences. One of her favorite quotes is by author Elisabeth Elliot: "Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God."
This event is sponsored by UMC Student Activities and Service Learning and by the Office for Students with Disabilities.
- Posted by Andrew Svec 01/26/2000
Contact: Laurie Wilson, 218-281-8587
Photo by Dave Kirchner and Rick Jost for Lutheran Brotherhood Bond Magazine