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September 2007
Harrington/McLaughlin Family Foundation Makes $25,000 Donation to Travis Roy Foundation
Boston, MA -- The Travis Roy Foundation recently received a $25,000 grant from the Harrington/McLaughlin Family Foundation. Steve and Jill McLaughlin and Ron and Lydia Harrington have supported the Travis Roy Foundation over the years through their medical supply business, Edge Park. This is their first donation made to the Travis Roy Foundation from their newly formed Harrington/McLaughlin Family Foundation. This will allow the Travis Roy Foundation to continue to support new spinal cord research ventures and fund individual grants. It is contributions like this that help the Travis Roy Foundation Help Others Move Forward.
EDGEPARK SURGICAL & HARRINGTON/McLAUGHLIN FAMILY FOUNDATION: Edgepark Surgical is a medical supply business located in Ohio. Owned by Steve and Jill McLaughlin and Lydia and Ron Harrington, more than 26,000 medical items can be purchased online at www.edgepark.com. Edgepark has distribution centers in Texas, Ohio, New York and California, enabling the company to quickly service patrons nationwide. Noted for their benevolence, the company has supported such causes as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America as well as numerous local charity events and organizations. The Harrington/McLaughlin Family Foundation was founded in 2007.
The Travis Roy Foundation would like to thank the McLaughlin and Harrington families and all of the employees of Edgepark Surgical for their support of this important cause.
THE TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION: The Travis Roy Foundation aids survivors of spinal cord injuries and funds research into a cure. Funds are distributed as individual grants and to research projects and rehabilitation institutions across North America. The individual grant funds are used by spinal cord injury (SCI) survivors in financial need to modify vans and to purchase wheelchairs, ramps, shower chairs, computer technology, and adaptive equipment to help quadriplegics and paraplegics live more independent lives. The Travis Roy Foundation is uniquely positioned to touch individual lives with our focus on providing adaptive equipment and sponsoring research.
Today, there are 250,000 people in the United States living with a spinal cord injury. Approximately 13,000 new injuries will occur this year. The lifeblood of the Foundation is the generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations, and this generosity has helped us make a direct and profound impact on the lives of SCI survivors and their families. But the need is overwhelming, and there is so much more to be done. The IRS recognizes the Foundation as a tax-exempt public charity, and contributions are deductible to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code.
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