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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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¦ August 13, 2010
WHAT IS OUR "RUN, WALK 'N WHEELATHON" PROGRAM?
After years of persistent knocking at the doors of racetrack administrators and promoters, in 2009 Ida Cahill was successful in scheduling two “Run, Walk 'N Wheelathon” events, held in conjunction with Indycar race weekends. Proceeds of our Run, Walk ‘N Wheelathon fundraisers are earmarked for paralysis research, helping the almost six million people in the United States who have some form of paralysis. The local money raised is distributed to hospitals and research centers in the area.
Over 400 runners, walkers and wheelers joined the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation and Shoot For A Cure Moto Sport at the first Run, Walk 'N Wheelathon in Toronto, Ontario Canada in July, 2009. Approximately $12,000 was raised while uniting various organizations, who together are working to find a cure for paralysis. The inaugural event was so well received that it was repeated at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California in August of 2009, again in cooperation with Shoot for a Cure Moto Sport.
This year a Run, Walk 'N Wheelathon event was held in conjunction with the Honda Grand Prix Indycar race in St. Petersburg, Florida in March, again in cooperation with Shoot for a Cure Moto Sport and welcoming the Challenged Athletes Foundation of Florida and the Embracing Florida's Wounded Heroes organization. Runners from local clubs, athletes, families and supporters were excited to follow the same course used for the weekend's Indycar and Indy Lights races. The event was followed by an outdoor party including photo ops with race drivers and celebrities. In July we sponsored Run, Walk 'N Wheelathon events in conjunction with IRL races in Toronto and Edmonton. Both events were deemed very successful. We hope to expand the Run, Walk ‘N Wheelathon program in 2011.
Everyone who runs, walks, wheels or volunteers for our Run, Walk 'N Wheelathons has a great time. These events are successful in terms of fundraising as well as media exposure for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, and also provide positive PR for racetracks and racing promoters. For more information, contact special event organizer Cindy Norton, [email protected].