Tag: Nonprofit Organization
3 Paralyzed WWII Veterans to Participate in Memorial Dedication
WASHINGTON, May 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Three veterans who saw combat in World War II-and whose battlefield injuries left them paralyzed for life-are traveling...
Students say ‘thanks’
WELLMAN-Being wheelchair-bound did not stop Zach Tuma from joining his fifth-grade classmates in washing windows and sweeping streets in downtown Wellman on Friday.
The class...
Toyota Donates Sienna Rampvan to Paralyzed Veterans of America
WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) today received the donation of a 2004 Toyota Sienna Rampvan from Toyota Motor...
Benefit to aid infant with rare disease
WALLINGFORD — Jonathan Narducci was born a happy and healthy baby, but after seven months all that changed in an instant.
Last May, Paul Narducci...
A trip on the bay unlike any other
Monterey Bay Veterans runs two annual fishing derbies for the disabled
Dorothy Patton has been fishing Monterey Bay for 42 years. Hooked at the age...
Robotic technology teaches spinal cord injury patients to walk again
A 50-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down in a devastating motorcycle accident a year ago is learning to walk again with the help...
Christopher Reeve to Co-Deliver Middlebury College Commencement Address
Christopher Reeve to Co-Deliver Middlebury College Commencement Address With Wife, Alumna Dana Morosini Reeve May 23; Honorary Degree Recipients Include Meryl Streep, Kenneth Feinberg,...
WHEELCHAIR GAMES ATHLETES SAY
After watching a quadriplegic man compete at a water skiing event several years ago, Tim Giroux of Flint knew there were very few limits...
Trojans Swim with Mike
In 1981, a benefit for injured USC swimming star Mike Nyeholt turned into an annual event for athletes.
As they were getting ready to leave...
Redevelopment Plans for Lower Manhattan to be Recognized for Accessibility
WASHINGTON, Apr 14, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), a national veterans' service and Disability rights organization, in recognizing...
