Each of our Team Reeve participants has a story. Some are living with spinal cord injuries, some participate in honor of a friend or family member, and some participate just because.

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Team Reeve participant John Carson, who was injured in July 2009, is one of many with a truly inspiring story.

John (pictured) was particularly inspired by the documentary, Hope in Motion, produced and directed by Christopher Reeve's eldest son, Matthew, which focuses on Christopher Reeve's journey to recovery. "As long as I continued to keep hope and keep moving, I knew I would get to the finish line," says John, who has raised close to $10,000. "The gain for me is getting people aware and wearing the colors of the Reeve Foundation."

Read the rest of John's epic story.

More on John's recent endeavors here.

Janelle

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FC Dallas is competing with other Major League Soccer teams for a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh grant. Their idea is to help educate kids living with paralysis, and their families, about physical activities available for all levels of ability – even for kids that use power wheelchairs.

Voting ends September 20th, so hurry up and vote now!

Want to learn more? Watch this video of FC Dallas captain, Daniel Hernandez.

Join Daniel Hernandez and the FC Dallas team! Vote now and tell all your friends!

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Something I find in many people who have been injured -- determination.

On a chilly Mother's Day in 2002, Bob Mrozek, a high school junior and motocross racer, took his off-road motorcycle out on a familiar trail. His journey ended abruptly when he lost control and was hurled over the handlebars. He lay three hours in a ditch before help arrived. A spinal cord injury paralyzed Mrozek from the waist down.

Today Mrozek is blazing a new trail for himself and other paraplegics by continuing to race despite his physical limitations.

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(Photo from Kimm Anderson, St. Cloud (Minn.) Times.)

Find out more about living an active lifestyle in our Paralysis Resource Center.

Rob

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Here is a little more about the Life Rolls On event in Wrightsville, NC on Saturday from one of the guys that made it happen:

Life Rolls On returned to Wrightsville Beach today and they truly did surf again. We had a phenomenal event with 35 participants and around 200 volunteers, but the best part was the 2 ft. overhead clean surf.

We had everything from barrels ridden by the participants to a former surfer with a spinal injury returning home to get back in the surf. Everyone was all smile and those who wanted to go out a second time got their opportunity.

Thanks so much to all the participants and volunteers along with all the sponsors that made this possible. A special thanks to the amazing instructors from Indo Jax Surf School who were able to bring these participants out and get them amazing waves.

Can't wait till next year!

Kevin Murphy
IndoJax Surf School

Here is some video coverage from WECT.

Find out more about Life Rolls On.

Rob

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Gregory Sapp, Team Reeve participant, says he let his disability take control over his body after he was diagnosed with Tranverse Myletis. But now he happily blogs about the great challenges of the Marine Corps Marathon he'll be taking on  in a handcycle (pictured) being "worth the effort."

You see, I support the vision of Christopher Reeve, a world free of paralysis from spinal cord injury and disease. And, I support the mission of Achilles International founder, Dick Traum, where disabled and able-bodies people come together. in the spirit of athletics. These two phenomenal organizations represent the American spirit of competition though activism.

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The US Open of Surfing is going on through this weekend. If you are lucky enough to be cruising along the Pacific Coast Highway as you read this, stop in and visit our Life Rolls On booth. Life Rolls On was founded by a surfer, Jesse Billauer,  who was injured. Jesse is there this weekend and will be surfing.

One of the things Life Rolls On does is gets people out of their chairs and into the surf. Find out more.

Whether you make it there or not, you can still help us continue all the cool work they are doing.

Text "SURF" to 20222 and make a one-time donation of $10.00. I dare you to watch the video and not want to help out!

Rob

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Team Reeve participant John Carson (pictured) is being considered an Ironman.

Maybe that's because he just completed the Ironman Lake Placid.

Or maybe it's because he did it after being hit by an SUV in July 2009 sustaining a C5/C6 spinal cord injury.

In late May we talked to John Carson about his wild and determined journey to recovery after a terrible accident with an SUV. He then revealed his plan to race Ford Ironman Lake Placid and a couple days ago he did exactly achieve that. After 14 hours 56 minutes and 53 seconds he got to hear "John Carson, you are an Ironman."

Slowtwitch: John, you set out to compete at Ironman Lake Placid against some stunning odds and you did it indeed. Congratulations.

John: Thank You! I know my journey to the start line was not conventional, but it made my day that much more amazing. Everyone was quick to remind me before the race that no matter what happened that day I had already won the race of my life. In one year and 9 days time I went from being paralyzed after being struck and suffering a spinal cord injury, to lining up with all the able bodies at Ironman Lake Placid. All that was great but I knew I needed this race to be whole again and I would not stop until I crossed that line in 17 hours or less.

Read more about "the race of my life" here.

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Congrats on being an Ironman, John!

Janelle


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Every American deserves access to our country's cities-it's the law. But what does it really mean for a city to be accessible?

To get a better understanding of how cities in the U.S. are faring when it comes to accessible living, The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation looked at 100 of some of the largest cities in the United States and ranked them based on criteria that provides a snapshot of not just accessibility, but livability for people using wheelchairs.

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If you don't know Jesse Ruben, you will soon!

Jesse Ruben, singer/songwriter, is a good friend of Reeve Foundation Ambassador, Zack Weinstein. Jesse is also a great friend of the Reeve Foundation. So great, that not only is he running the 2010 ING New York City Marathon for Team Reeve, but he performed on July 20th at Joe's Pub in New York City to support his Team Reeve efforts.

I had the pleasure of witnessing him perform last night, and he sure is a talent. Watching him perform, I couldn't help but to smile with how honest and heartfelt his music is. Especially, Song for Zack.

Watch the video of Jesse talking about Team Reeve and performing Song for Zack.

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A big thank you to Jesse (and his opening act, Chris Ayer) for last night's performance!

Janelle


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We've started getting some really great entries for our 2010 Best Dad on Wheels contest. We love to read the uplifting stories and see the pictures of dads that are truly amazing.

There so many great dads out there and we want to hear about all of them! (Reeve Foundation Ambassador, Scott Chesney, pictured with his daughter.)

Click here if you think a dad you know should be crowned the 2010 Best Dad on Wheels.

Tell us in 200 words why the father you nominate should win. Let us know all the ways he is dedicated, earnest, and a one-of-a-kind type of dad! And don't forget to attach a picture and video if you have it.

The nomination round is open until September 3 so get those entries in!

Good luck!

Janelle

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We are approaching the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Don't let this day come and go. Be a part of history. Honor what the ADA has done in the past 20 years, and what it will do in the next 20 years to come.

Join the Reeve Foundation in LA on July 25 to commemorate the anniversary.

Click here to sign up now!

Be there as the Reeve Foundation celebrates by breaking a Guinness World Record by having the the most wheelchairs in a moving line.

Happy anniversary to the ADA!

Janelle

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We are just 10 days away from the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. So what does 20 years of the ADA mean?

“Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.” Thus spoke President George H. W. Bush at the White House signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26, 1990.

For people with disabilities, that wall -- symbolically and literally -- has come down. It hasn’t entirely disappeared but the ADA, reversing the centuries long history of “out of sight, out of mind” segregation of disabled people, has made a real difference in people’s lives.

It means so much more, too.

Learn more about the ADA at 20.

(Pictured: Standing from left to right are Rev. Harold Wilkie of Claremont, California and Sandra Parrino of the National Council on Disability. Seated from left to right are Evan Kemp, Chairman of the Equal Opportunity Commission, President George Bush, and Justin Dart of the Presidential Commission on Employment of People with Disabilities)

PS: Don't forget about commemorating this historic event with the Reeve Foundation!

On July 25, the Reeve Foundation will be at Dodger Stadium to set a Guinness World Record by having the most wheelchairs in a moving line.

Be part of history!

Janelle

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Many of our Team Reeve participants are inspired by a friend or family member who is living with a spinal cord injury. This brother and sister pair out of New York are no exception.

For the better part of the last seven months, nearly every day has started the same way for Kevin and Lindsay Morgan.

At 4 a.m., the Morgans would will themselves out of their respective beds. Then came the foray through the front door, leading to another encounter with a pitch-black morning in upstate New York.

Runs stretching past 10 miles were part of this pre-dawn routine. Bike rides approaching 60 miles were included. So, too, were hours in a pool. And let us concede that the bone-chilling temperatures that accompany winter in Rochester, N.Y. did not always make things easy.

Nonetheless, the Morgans, brother and sister, persevered through this training because of one man -- their uncle, Robert Morgan. (Pictured with Kevin and Lindsay).

Read the rest of the story here.

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Janelle

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This past weekend, good friend of the Reeve Foundation, Jesse Ruben played a song from his recent album, The Ones Who Matter, on the CBS2 Morning Show.

Watch the clip, I promise you won't be disappointed!

Jesse will be running for Team Reeve in the ING New York City Marathon in November. Click here to go to Jesse's Team Reeve page!

To support Jesse and his efforts, you can see him live in two upcoming shows.

The first will be on Thursday, July 15 at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.
Click here for more details.

And check Jesse out in New York City at Joe's Pub on Tuesday, July 20.
Click here for more details.

Janelle

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Matthew Reeve (pictured here) recently spoke about the importance of professions dedicated to rehabilitation in front of 180 graduates of the Stony Brook University School of Health Technology and Management during commencement.

In his address, Mr. Reeve, using crutches due to a recent accident that left him with a broken ankle and tibula, spoke not only about his own recent experiences with physical therapy, but shared stories of private moments with his father and family during the days and months after Christopher Reeve’s accident in 1995.

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Rob

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