Help us support Rebound’s Erin Sargent and Spinal Cord Injury Research Rebound’s own Erin Sargent, DPT is running the Chicago Marathon on October 12, 2014 to benefit Spinal Cord Injury Research Erin has chosen to run on behalf of the non-profit organization “Spinal Cord Injury sucks” or SCIS (scisucks.org) SCIS was founded on the following principles: • Truth -. By educating about the public health emergency of paralysis and correcting incorrect information often disseminated by the disabled community itself, SCIS hopes to advance and empower cure research. • Cure - Spinal cord injury cure research is critically underfunded. SCIS aims to channel your charitable donation directly to the most promising researchers with as little overhead as possible. We have no paid employees and donate directly to the laboratories of the top researchers with the goal of moving curative therapies to clinical trial as soon as possible. • Quality of Life - SCIS supports and encourages all quality of life initiatives including disabled sport, outdoor activity and travel. • Equality - The disabled community is probably the most discriminated against minority in todays society. The stats (75% unemployment rate, 25% below the poverty line, 20% with a college education) do not lie. SCIS supports any initiatives that aim to reverse the embedded disadvantages and prejudices that the disabled face in todays society. With or without a cure to spinal cord injury, SCIS seeks a society free of discrimination, barriers and exclusion so that both able-bodied and disabled can realize their potential for happy, fulfilling lives. The Chicago marathon is the only fundraiser that SCIS conducts on an annual basis, raising almost $550,000 since 2008. While SCIS has no paid employees, funds raised in 2013 covered the cost of TWO post-doctoral researchers working on therapies to cure spinal cord injuries for a full year, quite an impact !! SCIS is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, all contributions are tax-deductible Contribution link: scisucks.org/civicrm/contribute/pcp/info?reset=1&id=109 Contact Erin Sargent with any questions @ esargent@rebound-pt
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:00:34 +0000
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