NEWS
December 8, 2008
THE CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION HONORS SAM SCHMIDT
This year's Visionary Leadership Award presented in Los Angeles
Sam Schmidt received the 2008 Visionary Leadership Award from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation during a celebration dinner in Los Angeles last week.
December 2, 2008
SAM SCHMIDT TO BE AWARDED VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD BY THE CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION
Recognized for "Enthusiastic Dedication, Loyal Support, Inspirational Example"
LOS ANGELES (December 2, 2008) - The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation is pleased to announce that Sam Schmidt will be the recipient of the 2008 Visionary Leadership Award from
November 13, 2008
GOLFING, RACING STARS TURN OUT FOR 3RD ANNUAL RACING TO RECOVERY GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Sam Schmidt Foundation Raises $175,000 to Benefit Paralysis Patients, Scientific Research
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Avrhami Mindspace 480-941-8497 ext 119 Jennifer@mindspace.net LAS VEGAS (November 10, 2008) –
SEARCH & SHOP THE WEB
Internet Searches:
Do you do a lot of internet searches? Ever notice the “sponsored links” that appear at the top, bottom, or side of your search? There’s a website that allows you to conduct your searches and raise money for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation at the same time: GoodSearch.
GoodSearch.com is a search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it’s powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7,300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! Be sure to spread the word about this new approach to raising funds.
Online Shopping for SSPF:
If you enjoy shopping online, there are sites you can shop on/through that will contribute some portion of your purchases to Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.
Percentages of each purchase differ from site to site and store to store but a portion of every purchase will be sent to SSPF. Be certain to designate Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation as your charity.
Here are just a few. If you know of others, just let us know!
• www.goodsearch.com/goodshop: When you are finished with those internet searches you can click through to the shopping site. Simply click on the store where you want to shop (if you’ve designated SSPF in the search portion of the website it will carry over to the shopping site) and you’re ready to go (includes more than 100 stores including Target, Macy’s, The Gap, Best Buy, Nordstrom, PetSmart, Staples and Wal*Mart).
• www.shopforcharityday.com: over 1000 stores participate
• www.giveline.com: Contributes between 7 and 33 percent of product sales to selected organizations. Shop directly from their website and every transaction generates a financial contribution to Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (you must designate SSPF)
• www.buyforcharity.com: You may need to create an account and sign in each time you shop. It contains over 350 stores.
• www.dogreatstuff.com: started by several fellows who want to make a difference in the world