Running a marathon to raise funds for NSCIA
Bill Fertig, wheelchair athlete, and Andy Hicks of Altimate Medical and will be participating in a marathon to raise money for spinal cord injury awareness and research.
Hello Friends! On Oct 26th I will run the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington DC, after saying that I would never subject myself to such agony again. I am coming out of my very sane retirement to participate with Bill Fertig, who is a wheelchair athlete, to raise funds for the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA). Bill and I are working hard to prepare for this challenge, as we will be competing with world class athletes. However, that challenge is small compared to the challenge of regaining a productive, fulfilling life after a paralyzing injury or disease. NSCIA is there every day as the leading resource for those individuals and their families.
Please help me raise money for the NSCIA and support me and Bill in our personal challenge of completing the marathon. Knowing we have your support will make the miles go by faster, and more importantly your generous gift will make a real difference in the lives of people with SCI/D. Simply visit my personal fundraising page to contribute any amount to our cause. Supporting this effort is quick, it’s easy - and you will make a difference! I greatly appreciate your support!
Help Andy raise $7000 for the National Spinal Cord Injury Association
And if you have any words of wisdom for me, as I tackle this endeavor, I would love to hear them.
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Hi Andy,
I met you at the recent workshop at REQ in Manchester NH. I enjoyed the workshop immensely. As to your marathon efforts, I’d like to share with you that I am a 2 year veteran of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer (2 co-workers at our educational facility for students with special needs have been diagnosed in the last 2 years) If you’re not familiar, it’s 39 miles in 2 days. While it’s not a true marathon, it is a marathon of endurance, togetherness and hope. The rewards have far exceeded my imagination. I hope that your experience is the same, and I feel it likely will be. Know you have the support of our team “Walk the Talk” behind yours for this event. Good luck!
Hello all from Bill,
Andy and I are training hard for the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) and looking forward to the results of our training. For my part, i’ve moved up to longer 15 to 25 mile rides in the hilly terrain of Western PA and am feeling stronger. The work out is invigorating but at the end of a long work day in my chair I also look forward to watching the news and cross training in my Easy Stand Evolve.
We are raising funds for the National Spinal Cord Injury Association http://www.spinalcord.org so that others, especially families of those newly injured has access to the extensive resources of NSCIA to guide them along the path to recovery.
Ride and roll with us at http://www.active.com/donate/teamnscia
Bill
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