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.
SEARCH & SHOP THE WEB
Internet Searches:
Do you do a lot of internet searches? Ever notice the “sponsored links” that appear at the top, bottom, or side of your search? There’s a website that allows you to conduct your searches and raise money for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation at the same time: GoodSearch.
GoodSearch.com is a search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it’s powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.
Just go to http://www.goodsearch.com/ and be sure to enter Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7,300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! Be sure to spread the word about this new approach to raising funds.
Online Shopping for SSPF:
If you enjoy shopping online, there are sites where you can contribute some portion of your purchases to Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.
The percentage differs from site to site and store to store but a portion of every purchase will be sent to SSPF. Be certain to designate Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation as your charity.
• http://www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx: When you are finished with those internet searches you can click through to the shopping site. Simply click on the store where you want to shop (if you’ve designated SSPF in the search portion of the website it will carry over to the shopping site) and you’re ready to go (includes more than 100 stores including Target, Macy’s, The Gap, Best Buy, Nordstrom, PetSmart, Staples and Wal*Mart).
If you know of others, just let us know!