NEWS
August 31, 2010
FOLLOW-UP TO SSPF's DAY AT THE RACES EVENT, CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
by Sahar Hassani, Shriners - reprinted with permission
“I love being at the race track,” smiled Mary Boswell, a patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Chicago.
August 25, 2010
DAY AT THE RACES INFINEON RACEWAY
A V.I.P Experience from Beginning to End
Our Day at the Races event at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA on Saturday, August 21 started at the top - literally.
August 15, 2010
SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE
Notes of Appreciation from Two Recent Quality of Life Grant Recipient Organizations
The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Fouundation is committed to curing paralysis. Until that day comes, the Foundation supports organizations that benefit the disabled.
Grants
Research: In laboratories and rehabilitation facilities throughout the world, scientists are making progress and gaining ground. There is still a great deal of work to be done but researchers feel cures and treatments are in the not-too-distant future. For more information, click here.
Quality of Life: Our Quality of Life grants continue to make positive differences in individual lives, a personal goal of Sam's when he founded SSPF. Donations to SSPF enable us to continue to improve the lives of men, women and children all across our nation who have disabilities. One of our most recent grants helped to fund a "Women's Wounded Warrior" golf event organized by The Adaptive Sports Foundation. Click here to view photo from this event.
For more information and examples of recent grants, click here.
Scholarships: The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation is excited to announce the establishment of a named scholarship program, with the purpose of helping people in wheelchairs to further their education. For more information, click here.
If you would like to submit a grant proposal, simply describe the program, include a budget, a copy of your 501(c)3 and the approximate number of people with spinal cord injuries that will be assisted. We review the proposals in Nov/Dec and the Board approves them in Jan/Feb. You can either email the information or mail it to: Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, P.O. Box 3661, Princeton, NJ 08543-3661.
If you would like more information about ways you can help the cause, click here.