NEWS

October 19, 2011
HEARTFELT MESSAGE ON THE PASSING OF INDIANAPOLIS 500 CHAMPION DAN WHELDON

Fatal racing accident at Las Vegas Speedway on Sunday, October 16
  The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation board of directors extends our condolences to the family of Dan Wheldon.

October 15, 2011
MAKING A STAND FOR SSPF....

...A Lemonade Stand, that is
  Meet our newest Hero for Hope, Alexis (“Lexi”) Lewis.  An enterprising young lady from Indianapolis, Lexi set up a lemonade stand this summer to raise money for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.

October 14, 2011
RESEARCH REPORT: 2011 SAM SCHMIDT SELL FUND AWARD RECIPIENT

James Crew, M.D. of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
  The Sam Schmidt Sell Fund Award is the result of a productive partnership between the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, a respected foundation dedicated to the lives of individuals with spinal cord injury, and the American Spinal injury Association (ASIA), which has provided professional support to researchers and clinicians in the field of spinal cord medicine for nearly 40 years.


HEROES FOR HOPE

SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION
BECOME A HERO FOR HOPE

Become a Hero for Hope and help further spinal cord injury/paralysis research, increase awareness and make a difference.

Host a fundraising event in your area with family, friends and neighbors. Here are just a few suggestions and remember, you don't have to be a professional.

Review the Guidelines, complete the Application and return to SSPF today!

Together, we can make a difference.

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Anyone can become a Hero for Hope. One example: Rather than receiving gifts to celebrate their birthdays, Mitch and Cooper Robinson asked family and friends to make charitable donations to organizations they selected. Being typical boys, most of these were sports connected. Around the time of Cooper's 11th birthday, NFL player Kevin Everett became spinal cord injured during a Buffalo Bills game. Cooper asked his parents, Suzanne and Mark, if they knew any charities that help people with spinal cord injuries. They reminded him that he already knew a racecar driver who suffered such an injury and had started a foundation. Cooper's response: "Oh yeah, Sam!" Cooper and Mitch are big racing fans and had met Sam several times, as their dad served as the PR rep for Firestone in the IndyCar and Indy Lights series. When Cooper designated the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation as his birthday charity, friends and family made donations to SSPF in his honor. A big thank you to Cooper!