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August 2006
INAUGURAL BILL'S PIZZERIA 5K ROAD RACE TO BENEFIT THE TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION TO TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 29 IN NEWTON, MA BOSTON -- The Travis Roy Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of a new Boston area fund-raiser. The inaugural Bill's Pizzeria 5K Road Race to Benefit the Travis Roy Foundation will be held in Newton, MA on October 29, 2006. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Travis Roy Foundation. The race is open to all age groups with prizes awarded to the top three male and female finishers, and the top three (male/female) in each category: 15 and under, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over. Following the race, pizza will be provided to all competitors by the event's sponsor, Bill's Pizzeria. Also joining Bill's as primary sponsor of this event is New Balance. For more information about this great new event or to register as a participant, please visit the New England Events section of this web site at: http://www.travisroyfoundation.org/boston or click on Events & Fundraisers anywhere in the Travis Roy Foundation web site.
TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION: Since 1997 the Travis Roy Foundation has distributed more than $1.5 million in individual grants and to research projects and rehabilitation institutions across North America. The individual grant funds have been used to modify vans and to purchase wheelchairs, computers, ramps, shower chairs, and other adaptive equipment to help quadriplegics and paraplegics live their lives. Donations to the Travis Roy Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent as allowed by law. To learn more spinal cord injuries, please visit the Travis Roy Foundation online at www.travisroyfoundation.org and click on “SCI Resources” or “For the Recently Injured.”
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