I don't understand why the bid money would have ever gone into the booster account to begin with. It should have been refunded to the athletes from the beginning.
Stay just offsite that offers transportation to the parks. The Clarion Inn on Palm Parkway is usually pretty inexpensive. I have stayed there before. It is clean.
A real "functional acl brace" like a DonJoy does need to be fitted so you cannot use a used one. Also...when my daughter was first fitted for hers she still had not built up all the muscle back in her leg so after a few months her original brace no longer fit right and she needed to be refit...
Here is the letter we (the parents of ECE) have received and another way to donate and help out this wonderful woman. Sorry the text is so big but I am copying it from a PDF and I couldn't get it to copy any smaller.
To Whom It May Concern,
I am fundraising for my 27 year old staff member...
ECE as a whole is the largest in New England with 3 gyms and I beleive even though we only have one in MA we are still larger than Pro because most of our teams are large and many of theres are small.
My daughter tore her's the first time doing the same thing. She tore her ACL, meniscus, and sprained her MCL. The worst part was both times she tore it she was on junior 5 and it was right before worlds. The second time she was just doing a front walk over.
My daughter was carrying a girl off the mat because the girl was having an asthma attack and missed a step then hit her foot on another and sprained her foot. She didnt drop the other girl though!