Tag: Charity
Rolling across America
A California man is turning heads and wheels as he makes his way across the country to promote spinal cord research.
My mission to cure paralysis
"Charitable" isn't the first word which usually springs to mind when you think of a Goldman Sachs banker.
But Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster, who left the investment bank at the height of the financial crisis, is now...
Paralysed Witley man tells of moment his heart stopped
Paralysed from the elbows down and confined to a wheelchair, Dan Eley could be forgiven for being bitter with life.
The 33 year old from Witley broke his neck while teaching in Colombia.
Unable to afford...
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day: 20 May 2011
The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) is a leading national charity providing help and support for spinal cord injured people.
This year it has joined forces with other charities, including ASPIRE, to promote Spinal Cord Injury...
Philanthropist Christine E. Lynn Donates $10 Million to Name the Christine E. Lynn Human...
Nick and Marc Buoniconti hosted a dinner tonight honoring philanthropist extraordinaire Christine E. Lynn’s $10 million donation to name the Christine E. Lynn Human Clinical Trials Initiative at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis....
Devizes spinal injury man rows ‘boat’
Paralysed Devizes man Andrew Farrow is taking part in a ground-breaking medical study which involves him rowing 100 kilometres.
Mr Farrow, 45, is paralysed from the chest down but is using a specially adapted Concept...
Woman in wheelchair to make charity skydive
A woman who is wheelchair-bound after a horrific car crash is to leap from an aeroplane to help others with similar spinal injuries.
Tanya Hawes, 35, was paralysed from the neck down after being involved...
Skydive raises cash for spinal cord research
BEING left paralysed after falling 13ft from a window is not stopping brave Allyson Capron from taking on a skydive to raise money for charity.
The 29-year-old had been sitting on a windowsill at a...
Ex-Lion Mike Utley playing game of life
Eddie Murray planted a big kiss on the side of Mike Utley's face Monday.
From his wheelchair, Utley fought Murray off before he could deliver a second.
"I know he hates that," Murray said, laughing. "But...
