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.


HEROES FOR HOPE

SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION
BECOME A HERO FOR HOPE

Become a Hero for Hope and help further spinal cord injury/paralysis research, increase awareness and make a difference.

Host a fundraising event in your area with family, friends and neighbors. Here are just a few suggestions and remember, you don't have to be a professional.

Review the Guidelines, complete the Application and return to SSPF today!

Together, we can make a difference.

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Anyone can become a Hero for Hope. One example: Rather than receiving gifts to celebrate their birthdays, Mitch and Cooper Robinson asked family and friends to make charitable donations to organizations they selected. Being typical boys, most of these were sports connected. Around the time of Cooper's 11th birthday, NFL player Kevin Everett became spinal cord injured during a Buffalo Bills game. Cooper asked his parents, Suzanne and Mark, if they knew any charities that help people with spinal cord injuries. They reminded him that he already knew a racecar driver who suffered such an injury and had started a foundation. Cooper's response: "Oh yeah, Sam!" Cooper and Mitch are big racing fans and had met Sam several times, as their dad served as the PR rep for Firestone in the IndyCar and Indy Lights series. When Cooper designated the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation as his birthday charity, friends and family made donations to SSPF in his honor. A big thank you to Cooper!