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NWONSCIA Receives $4,500 Grant from Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for “Let’s Go Raptors!”Toledo, Ohio The Northwest Ohio Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NWONSCIA) is proud to announce that it has received a ($4,500) Quality of Life grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF). The award was one of nearly 100 grants totaling approximately $900,000 awarded by CDRF to nonprofit organizations that help people living with disabilities become more fully integrated members of society. NWONSCIA will use the grant to help fund their wheelchair team, the Toledo Raptors, attend the Southeastern Regional Wheelchair Games in April 2008. The Toledo Raptors try to participate in at least 2 wheelchair games each year. In 2007, they competed at the Southeastern Regional Wheelchair Games and the Michigan Wheelchair Games. The CDRF grant will help pay for traveling and lodging expenses for the athletes, coaches and aides. Without financial support such as this grant, the Toledo Raptors' athletes would be unable to attend any wheelchair games to pursue the gold and challenge themselves to do personal bests. NWONSCIA is extremely honored to receive and tremendously thankful for this grant from the CDRF. “Across the country, countless organizations are dedicated to improving the quality of life of people living with disabilities such as paralysis, and are essentially unsung heroes,” said Peter T. Wilderotter, president of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. “NWONSCIA is one such organization who shares CDRF's passion to enable people living with paralysis to overcome everyday challenges. We are honored to award NWONSCIA with a Quality of Life grant that will help the organization 'Go Forward' and accomplish their critical mission.” Begun in 1999 by the late Dana Reeve, the CDRF Quality of Life program recognizes the unique and numerous needs of people with disabilities, primarily paralysis, and their families, and the importance of providing services and programs that enable them to participate in all areas of life. To date, CDRF has provided 1,262 Quality of Life grants totaling over $10 million to organizations nationwide that help improve opportunities, access and day-to-day quality of life for these individuals and their families. Health Promotion grants, a special category of Quality of life grants, are funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (number U10/CCU220379). Funding is awarded to non-profit organizations that address the needs of people living with paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries and other diseases and birth conditions that result in paralysis. Health Promotion grants strive to remove the societal and environmental barriers that limit the abilities of individuals living with paralysis to participate in life activities. Participation in these activities improves physical and emotional health and prevents secondary conditions for persons living with paralysis. Health Promotion grants this cycle totaled $643,373 and awarded to 58 organizations. About CDRFThe Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information, and advocacy. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ChristopherReeve.org or call 800-225-0292. Mission Statement of NWONSCIA:We are committed to sustaining a supportive community that
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