The Weekly Cause: The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

With the dramatic growth in readership since being launched in May 2007 (Procurement Insights currently reaches more than 300,000 syndicated subscribers each month worldwide), and the tremendous response to the new PI Window on Business Show on Blog Talk Radio, social media has certainly played a significant part in our success.

And while business endeavors are important, the true value of social networking and its global reach extends well beyond this element to include what L.J. Hanifan referred to as the “tangible substances” which “count for most in the daily lives of people.”  In essence, social networking can and should drive “a social potentiality sufficient to the substantial improvement of living conditions in the whole community.”

Within the context of this spirit, we at Procurement Insights are committed to furthering this collective benefit, and are therefore pleased to use the pages of this blog to feature a worthy cause every Friday.

This week we are pleased to introduce you to The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.

Mission

The Chistopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injusry by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.

Company Overview

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation’s roots stretch back to 1982 when the American Paralysis Association was formed by a group of people that refused to accept the prevailing notion that the spinal cord, once injured, could not be repaired.  The founders of the America Paralysis Association had an unwavering belief that researchers and neuroscientists, working together, would find a way to connect and regenerate the damaged nerves and cells that result in paralysis.

Christopher sought out the organizationfollowing his injury in 1995.  As Christopher said, “I have always been a crusader for causes I believe in.  This time, the cause found me.  “Christopher shared the American Paralysis Association’s belief in a cure and lent his name, passion and drive to the organization which ultimately became known as the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.”

The research progress in recent years has been outstanding.  Awareness and perception of spinal cord injuries has shifted dramatically, bith in the scientific community as well as in the gneral public.  Today, our belief in a cure is shared by the neuroscientists, researchers, clinicians and, perhaps most imprtantly, thousands of people living with spinal cord injuries and their families.

JOIN “The Campaign to Cure Paralysis” & Donate using the following LINK.