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| Cheryl Angelelli, of Clinton Township has been selected by the RARE Foundation of Troy as its second 2008 Everyday Hero award recipient. |
Cheryl Angelelli, of Clinton Township has been selected by the RARE Foundation of Troy as its second 2008 Everyday Hero award recipient.
Disabled at age 14 in a competitive swimming accident, Angelelli overcame her personal tragedy to become an outstanding communications professional, a world-class athlete and an inspiration to thousands. Not bad for someone who was told by doctors immediately following her paralysis that she would never lead “an ordinary life”.
Following her rehabilitation, Angelelli returned to Regina High School in her wheelchair, graduated in 1986, attended Macomb Community College and earned her communications degree from Oakland University. Along the way, she was named Ms. Wheelchair of Michigan in 1991 and traveled extensively as a motivational speaker addressing audiences of people with disabilities. In 1998, she returned to competitive swimming, after a fifteen year absence, and two years later qualified for the U.S. Paralympic Team. She competed in both the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney and the 2004 Games in Athens where she won two bronze medals for the United States.
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