Latest Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Stories
Guide features items geared toward people living with paralysis SHORT HILLS, N.J., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation today released its 2012 holiday gift guide featuring over 70 items for individuals living with paralysis and their caregivers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100511/REEVELOGO ) Available on the Reeve Foundation's website at www.ChristopherReeve.org/2012GiftGuide, the fifth annual gift guide features...
SHORT HILLS, N.J., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation today announced Lisa Henry-Holmes, CEO and owner of WHO! International Designs, has been elected to its Board of Directors. As a member of the Board, Henry-Holmes will carry out the Reeve Foundation's mission of curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy....
Recovery of walking and balance can occur even years after injury in people with incomplete spinal cord injury who participate in locomotor training Additional study shows patients reduced expenses up to 25% after locomotor training intervention SHORT HILLS, N.J., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time, new research demonstrates that innovative rehabilitative treatments for individuals with spinal cord injuries can lead to significant functional improvements...
Voelker to help spread awareness of Foundation's mission and services, to appear on Sundance Channel's 'Push Girls' SHORT HILLS, N.J., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the national, non-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for individuals living with paralysis, announced today that Christopher Voelker, a professional Los Angeles-based photographer living with paralysis, has...
LAWNDALE, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NextStep, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, today announced the first annual Wheelchair for a Day challenge in a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the daily challenges associated with paralysis, and to raise funding to help build additional NextStep Fitness facilities across the United States. The official campaign takes place in May...
SHORT HILLS, N.J., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the nation's leading nonprofit providing care to those living with paralysis and advancing research into treatments and cures for spinal cord injury, today unveiled "Reverse," a public service announcement (PSA). The PSA is designed to spread awareness and bolster support of research to find cures for spinal cord injury. The advertisement is available for viewing at...
Webb awarded the 2011 Christopher Reeve Spirit of Courage Award SHORT HILLS, N.J., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation hosted its annual star-studded A Magical Evening fundraising gala last night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Longtime Reeve Foundation supporters Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep served as the evening's special guests, along with actor Mark Ruffalo and Christopher Reeve's children Matthew Reeve, Alexandra...
Chelsea Handler, Adam Schefter, Carson Kressley, Odette Annable, Dave Annable and others to help raise awareness and funds for "Today's Care. Tomorrow's Cure®" SHORT HILLS, N.J., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To honor Spinal Cord Injury Awareness month, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation will host 16 straight hours of social media posts via Facebook, Twitter, and all other means of social media on Tuesday, September 20th to promote the Foundation's belief in "the...
Over $500,000 to support nonprofit organizations focused on improving the quality of life for those living with paralysis Short Hills, N.J. (PRWEB) July 21, 2011 The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced it is has awarded over $508,000 in Quality of Life grants to 77 nonprofit organizations. The Quality of Life Grants Program awards nonprofits organizations twice yearly that improve the lives of individuals living with paralysis. Since its inception, the Quality of Life...
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The news of a possible therapy breakthrough that could in the future help some people with spinal cord injury is being described as an "exciting development" by Paralyzed Veterans of America."I think everyone who has read or seen the stories are very excited by what seems like a novel therapy to help some people with spinal cord injury be more ambulatory, at least in the laboratory setting. However, this therapy is not a cure...
