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NEWSTHE JOE MARTIN ALS
FOUNDATION RECEIVES QUALITY OF LIFE GRANT FROM CHRISTOPHER & DANA
REEVE FOUNDATION Charlotte, North Carolina -
February, 10 - The Joe Martin ALS Foundation is proud to announce
that it has received a $7,728 Quality of Life grant from the
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The Reeve Foundation awarded $520,000 in Quality
of Life grants to 75 non-profit organizations within the United States
and Canada. Created by the late Dana Reeve in 1999, the Reeve Foundation's
Quality of Life Grants are awarded twice a year to non-profit organizations
that provide services and programs to individuals living with paralysis.
Close to 1,600 grants totaling nearly $13 million have been awarded
to organizations since the program's inception. The Joe Martin ALS Foundation
is honored to receive this very competitive award from the Reeve Foundation.
The therapy equipment purchased with this grant will be used to improve
participants' quality of life by increasing blood circulation, reducing
edema, averting contracture, and helping to prevent kidney stones and
blood clots. The Joe Martin ALS Foundation is the only organization
to provide these, and other services, at no cost to those battling Lou
Gehrig's disease. "The Quality of Life program that Dana
Reeve created eleven years ago is based on freedom," said Peter T.
Wilderotter, president and CEO of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
"We are happy to be able to support The Joe Martin ALS Foundation
to create more independence, increase opportunities, and provide support
for those living with paralysis along with their families and caregivers." The Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life
grants are divided into three categories, Actively Achieving, Bridging
Barriers and Caring and Coping. Some grants are funded through a cooperative
agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are
awarded to nonprofit organizations that address the needs of people
living with paralysis caused by spinal cord and other injuries, diseases
and birth conditions. About the Reeve Foundation The Christopher &
Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding
innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living
with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. For more information,
and to review the entire list of Quality of Life grant recipients, please
visit our website at www.ChristopherReeve.org or call 800-225-0292. About the Joe Martin ALS Foundation The Joe Martin ALS Foundation is committed to helping families face the challenge of living actively with ALS by providing free home care services. For a complete list and description of the services provided at no cost to those battling Lou Gehrig's disease, or for more information, please visit WWW.joemartinALSfoundation.org or call 704-332-1929. |
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