NEWS
March 26, 2010
GET SOME SERIOUS TRACK TIME AT THE INAUGURAL HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST PETERSBURG 5K
Friday, March 26, 2010 - Experience a Victory Lap on the Same Track Where IndyCar Drivers Burn Rubber!
The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation teams up with The Challenged Athletes Foundation of Florida and the Shoot For A Cure campaign in a race for recovery at the inaugural Honda Grand Prix of St.
March 15, 2010
GENERAL PETRAEUS, LT. BRENNAN TO TEAM UP AGAIN AT THE HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG 5K ON MARCH 26
Press Release
General David Petraeus, the Commander of U.S. Central Command in Tampa and former Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq will reunite with wounded veteran Brian Brennan at the Honda Grand Prix of St.
March 8, 2010
SCIENTIFIC UPDATE
Exciting Breakthroughs Reported
Exciting breakthroughs are being reported in the fields of computer-assisted movement, bionics and treatment for spinal cord injury.
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.dogreatstuff.com: started by several fellows who want to make a difference in the world