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) –
NEWS
¦ March 11, 2008
Michael J. Fox to Speak at SOSCA Conference
Press Release from Americans for Cures
The organization, Americans for Cures, announces that Michael J. Fox will be a featured speaker at SOSCA (State of Stem Cell Advocacy) 2008, this year's leading conference for grassroots advocates supporting stem cell research.
The conference will be held on April 12-13 at UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. Americans for Cures Foundation welcomes new and experienced advocates of all diseases and conditions to learn approaches that can further their advocacy for the facts and promise of stem cell research. Registration for the event is open at www.americansforcures.org.
Don C. Reed, sponsor of the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Act (California, 1999) and a Board member of Americans for Cures Foundation, said, "No living individual so galvanizes public opinion on the need for stem cell research as Michael J. Fox. His physical struggle with Parkinson's is plain, as is the courage and determination with which he faces the challenge. Like Christopher Reeve before him, he puts his life on the line to further families' rights to the best healthcare in America."
Mr. Fox joins other confirmed speakers including Robert N. Klein, Chair, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM); Amy Comstock Rick, CEO, Parkinson's Action Network and President, Coalition for Advancement of Medical Research; Bernard Siegel, founder and Executive Director of Genetics Policy Institute; and Brock Reeve, Executive Director, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, and brother of Christopher Reeve.
"We are reaching out nationally to Americans who are hungry for the facts, not the hype, about stem cell science. If we speak out together for cures, we can accelerate the pace at which hope becomes the reality of therapy." added Constance McKee and Amy Daly, Co-Executive Directors of Americans for Cures Foundation (A4CF).
Advocates needing financial assistance may apply for a limited number of conference scholarships. For more information, including details on sponsorship opportunities for SOSCA (State of Stem Cell Advocacy) 2008, email inform@americansforcures.org