▁aged ▁children . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁wheel ch air ▁sports ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁junior ▁sports ▁cam ps ▁for ▁disabled ▁youth . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁she ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁W heel ch air ▁Sports ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁W heel ch air ▁Sports ▁Association . ▁C ros by ▁continued ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁sports ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Canada ' s ▁Che f ▁de ▁Mission ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁C ros by ▁was ▁appointed ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁W heel ch air ▁Sports ▁Association ▁( C WS A ) ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Upon ▁ste pping ▁down ▁as ▁president ▁for ▁the ▁C WS A , ▁she ▁accepted ▁a ▁similar ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁C ros by ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Robert ▁Ste ad ward . ▁Although ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁selected , ▁her ▁continued ▁advoc acy ▁for ▁wheel ch air ▁sports ▁earned ▁her ▁the ▁D ary l ▁Thompson ▁Award ▁from ▁Sport ▁BC ▁( B rit ish ▁Columbia ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁C ros by ▁served ▁as ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Organ