Tag: Fundraising

WillWalk to raise funds for human stem cell trials for people with SCI

WillWalk, an Austin based non-profit organization has committed itself to be at the forefront of ending Paralysis. WillWalk will raise $3 million to help...

Brent Adams: Therapy, friends give him hope of walking again

When Brent Adams overshot a jump on a dirt bike in December 2007, he ended up with severe injuries that left him paralyzed from...

Life Rolls On Announces Celebrity Honorary Chairmen for Annual Gala

Life Rolls On Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury, today named...

Funding Your Way to Quality of Life

Funding can be a need when it comes to living with a spinal cord injury and keeping up with the devices and therapies that...

Surf dog & Quadraplegic surfer tandem surf

Rip Curl Ricki, a surf dog, and Patrick Ivison, a quadraplegic adaptive surfer got together to catch some party waves and tandem surf at Del Mar beach on August 20.

Walking 500 Miles for SCI

Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster is walking 500 miles in 32 days. Beginning on August 1, Gonzalez-Bunster, 26, will be embarking on an 800-kilometer walk, just under the...

Life changing, not life ending

It’s quiet under the water. The roar of the rapids muted. But Peter Chisholm’s heart raced as he fought to grab the loops of his...

Athletes raise money for adaptive equipment

BURLINGTON — A team of disabled athletes using hand cycles will ride in the fourth annual Kelly Brush Century Ride on Sept. 12. Team...

Climbing Mountains

K. Eric Larson and a few pals had planned a mountain climbing trip to Mount Rainier when the idea hit him: turn the trip...

TD Canada Trust boosts spinal cord research

Wheel to Walk Canada got a big boost earlier this month, in the form of a $2,500 donation from TD Canada Trust. The funds...