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Kick off Father's Day weekend and join us for a Family Fun Day and 2.25 mile Walk 'N Wheel to raise money for paralysis research and awareness!
The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee 225 are “
June 7, 2011
CALLING ALL INDY RACE FANS! Run, Walk 'N Wheelathon in Edmonton
"Lap the Track" Edmonton Run, Walk 'N Wheelathon for Spinal Cord Injury Research
Calling all Indy race fans! Here’s your chance-of-a-lifetime to see the Edmonton Indy track from an incredible perspective, while you “
June 3, 2011
START YOUR ENGINES! 3rd Annual Honda Indy Toronto 5K Run, Walk 'N Wheelathon
Your chance to experience the Honda Indy Toronto race course
Join us at the Official Honda Indy Track (Exhibition Place) for the 3rd Annual Honda Indy Toronto 5K Run, Walk '
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¦ March 15, 2010
GENERAL PETRAEUS, LT. BRENNAN TO TEAM UP AGAIN AT THE HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG 5K ON MARCH 26
Press Release
General David Petraeus, the Commander of U.S. Central Command in Tampa and former Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq will reunite with wounded veteran Brian Brennan at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for the inaugural 5K Run, Walk and Wheel-a-thon to support spinal cord injury / paralysis research and wounded veterans.
Lt. Brennan’s dramatic awakening during a visit from Gen. Petraeus while hospitalized at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington received national media attention and sparked an amazing recovery. Brennan is now back on his feet, having mastered the use of two prosthetic legs, and will join Petraeus at the 5K event.
(For CBS News video report, click here).
The family event will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening, March 26, in downtown St. Petersburg, directly on the Honda Grand Prix race course. The public is welcome, with advance registration at www.GrandPrix5K.com.
“The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation has long supported our soldiers and veterans and what a thrill it is to have General Petraeus and Lt. Brennan participate in our event. We’re grateful to the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for supporting this inaugural event and allowing the participants to run, walk and wheel on the Indy Car track in support of paralysis research and those with disabilities,” says Ida Cahill, President of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF), organizer of the event.
Three other charities are collaborating with SSPF, including the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Shoot For A Cure Moto-Sport and Embracing Florida’s Wounded Heroes.