June 9, 2007
SAM SCHMIDT AND ALEX LLOYD LAUNCH PLEDGE DRIVE
Press Release from Sam Schmidt

Sam Schmidt Motorsports and driver Alex Lloyd announced today the “Racing for Recovery Challenge,” a pledge drive to take place leading up to next weekend’s United States Grand Prix Liberty Challenge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The team is offering a unique opportunity for companies and individuals to sponsor a race car with all proceeds going towards Sam Schmidt’s Paralysis Foundation....   more→

June 8, 2007
Big News on Two Fronts
Reprinted from Stem Cell Action Network

1- Researchers in Japan reported that they were able to turn mice skin cells into pluripotent stem cells. Pluripotent means that they have the same characteristics as embryonic cells, the ability to develop into a wide variety of cell types. (Adult stem cells do not have this ability.) Two American teams have now replicated this research, so there is no question of the validity of the claim....   more→

May 20, 2007
FOUNDATION IS RACING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Reprinted from the INDIANAPOLIS STAR

INDIANAPOLIS STARSUNDAY, MAY 20, 2007By Susan GuyettFOUNDATION IS RACING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCESam Schmidt told guests at the eighth annual Racing to Recovery gala Monday that donations to his foundation are making a difference. “I’m more convinced now than ever that I’m going to walk someday and there are going to be thousands of people with me,” the former racecar driver said....   more→

May 16, 2007
California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 71!
reprinted from

Time to Celebrate!!Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 71! This afternoon, Wednesday, May 16th, the California Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision in favor of the California Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, which was created through the voter-approved Proposition 71.This decision frees the $3 billion in funding for stem cell research that has been stalled over the last 30 months by opponents' frivolous legal challenges....   more→

May 14, 2007
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RACING TO RECOVERY GALA

On May 14, 2007, The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation held its Eighth Annual Racing to Recovery Gala in Indianapolis.Over 400 people joined in the evening’s festivities, bidding on live and silent auction packages that included extreme racing experiences, racing memorabilia, vacations, artwork, jewelry, and much, much more....   more→

May 4, 2007
SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION GEARS UP FOR GALA

Just 10 days remain before the eighth annual “Racing to Recovery Gala,” a benefit for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, at Eddie Merlot’s in Indianapolis.The annual event, with its founding sponsors Laura and Tony George, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the IndyCar Series, brings the racing community together to help raise funds for spinal cord research, rehabilitation, and recovery....   more→

April 28, 2007
MR. SCHMIDT GOES TO WASHINGTON

Members of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation spent a busy few days in Washington, D.C., as founder, Sam Schmidt, and President, Ida Cahill, took part in the Unite 2 Fight Paralysis’ “Working 2 Walk 2007” event from April 22nd to April 24th. Immediately after, Cahill was an invited guest of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to be a part of their paralysis task force meeting that took place through the 26th....   more→

April 12, 2007
Senate Bill 5, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, Passed
A message from American for Stem Cell Therapies and Cures

Senate Bill 5, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, passed: 63 to 34. Three supporters of the research did not vote. This is an overwhelming display of bipartisan support for this bill. The next step is for the House and the Senate to work out the differences between S 5 and HR 3 (the version of the bill passed by the House of Representatives in January) in Conference....   more→

April 8, 2007
Important Issue for Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation To be Addressed
Contact your Senator!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Kaaveh AkbariMobile: (317) 727-6957Email: kaaveh@kaavehakbari.comIMPORTANT ISSUE FOR SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION TO BE ADDRESSEDNote: The following is an excerpt from the S5 Action Alert distributed by “Americans for Cures.” Their website can be found at www.americansforcures.org.This coming Monday, April 10, Senators in Washington will debate Senate Bill Five (S5), the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007....   more→

April 2, 2007
Relaxing ride with no barriers
Sam Schmidt, a quadriplegic, needed a wheelchair-accessible boat, and captain Mick Nealey came through for a tranquil cruise

BY SUSAN COCKINGscocking@MiamiHerald.comAfter his team's mixed result at Homestead Miami Speedway last weekend, the president of Sam Schmidt Motorsports decided to take some badly needed R & R on the water in Key Largo.But taking a boat ride isn't as simple for Schmidt as for most people. A quadriplegic with no movement from the chest down since a 2000 racing accident, he needed a boat that is wheelchair-accessible....   more→

March 29, 2007
FORMER RACER, NOW QUADRIPLEGIC, TO VISIT PATIENTS AT VA HOSPITAL

Sam Schmidt, founder of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, and its President, Ida Cahill, will be visiting patients at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa this weekend as part of the foundation's efforts to support injured soldiers returning from war."The entire board of the foundation feels very strongly about providing support for the brave men and women of the Armed Services," Cahill said....   more→

February 28, 2007
Stem Cell News Update
Reprinted from newsletter dated 2/28/07

From: “Americans for Cures” 550 S. California Avenue | Suite 330 | Palo Alto, CA 94306(650) 812-9304 | (650) 833-0105 (fax) www.americansforcures.orgStem Cell News UpdateProposition 71 Upheld in CourtWe Won!!For the second time in less than a year, the courts upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 71.Since passage of Proposition 71, litigation challenging the Constitutionality of the Act and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the agency created to manage the project, has prevented the sale of bonds....   more→

December 7, 2006
Foundation Accepted for 2007 Combined Federal Campaign
A letter from SSPF CEO, Ida Cahill

The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF) was accepted to become part of the Combined Federal Campaign for 2007 (CFC 1750). This campaign is endorsed by the Federal Government and encourages employees to donate part of their paycheck to organizations of their choosing from a pre-qualified list. One of our challenges is to reach out to Federal employees (post office workers, Treasury, etc....   more→

December 1, 2006
55 Ford Panel
My Therapy

Sam Schmidt asked, "Who says that people who are physically challenged need to be relegated to the use of oversized rolling bricks (i.e. conversion vans)?" The former Indy Racing League driver who was paralyzed from the neck down in a January 2000 testing crash always drove street rods and muscle cars prior to his injury....   more→

December 1, 2006
Brace for the Failure of the nwe HR-810

by Jeff Eisen, Editor and Publisher, the Stem Cell Pagehttp://stemcellpage.comThis article found here:http://www.stemcellpage.com/index_files/Editorial120106.htmJust like you, I dream. I envision a world empowered to fight diseases and injuries. I can see a future in which diabetes, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, spinal cord injuries and a host of other conditions are defeated....   more→

October 20, 2006
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Takes 2nd Championship, then celebrates in an unusual way...
Reprinted from Psi Upsilon Today

Psi Upsilon Today News & Notes. A monthly newsletter connecting the undergraduates, alumni & families of Psi Upsilon Fraternity.October 2006 Sam Schmidt, Lambda Sigma '86,(Pepperdine) owner of Sam Schmidt Motorsports and driver Jay Howard celebrate their second Indy Pro Series Championship at the Chicagoland 100 in September....   more→

September 26, 2006
Sam Schmidt to be Las Vegas "Walk of Stars" Honoree

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 26, 2006FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Ida Cahill – Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation(609) 882-6718 or (609) 638-2083icahill@samschmidt.orgSAM SCHMIDT TO BE LAS VEGAS “WALK OF STARS” HONOREELAS VEGAS, NEVADA (August 30, 2006) – Sam Schmidt, the former IndyCar Series driving star who became paralyzed as a result of an accident while testing for a race in 2000, will be receive a spot in the Las Vegas “Walk of Stars” on October 29....   more→

September 10, 2006
Indy Pro Series Season Championship
Sam Schmidt's Jay Howard wins IPS Season Championship!

Howard Wins Indy Pro Series Title at ChicagolandJOLIET, Illinois (September 9) – In a race – and a championship – that was not decided until the final turn of the final lap of the final race of the season – Jay Howard did what he had to do to win the 2006 Indy Pro Series title for himself and Sam Schmidt Motorsports, with a third place finish to take the title ahead of teammate Jonathan Klein and defending series champion Wade Cunningham....   more→

September 9, 2006
From Chicagoland Speedway
An update on Sam Schmidt's Indy Pro series (IPS) race team

From Chicagoland Speedway, Friday September 8, on a beautiful day for racecars…An update on Sam Schmidt’s Indy Pro Series (IPS) race team:It’s a close battle between Jay Howard and Jonathan Klein for the Indy Pro Series season championship. They are both great racers with very bright futures. In Friday’s qualifying, Jay Howard, driving the No....   more→

September 8, 2006
Schmidt gets a wild ride

Thursday, September 7, 2006 By Tim Harms(Reprinted from indycar.com)Sam Schmidt’s plane took off from a small airport in Wheeling, Ill. Moments later, the Indy Pro Series team owner “thought he was going to end up in China.”The former IndyCar Series driver had the experience of a lifetime on Sept. 7, going up in one of the airplanes used in the Klein Tools Air Show....   more→