TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION TO HOLD 2ND ANNUAL
BEANPOT COLLEGE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
FUND-RAISER
Boston-Based
Charity to Benefit from 50/50 Drawings at Premier College Hockey
Event February 7 & 14
BOSTON, MA – The
Travis Roy Foundation
will benefit from the sale of 50/50 raffle tickets during the prestigious Beanpot
Tournament, which will be held Monday, February 7 and Monday,
February 14, 2005 at the FleetCenter. One of the premier college
hockey tournaments in the country, the two-day event features four
Boston-area Division I teams: Boston University Terriers, Boston
College Eagles, Northeastern Huskies and Harvard Crimson.
Travis Roy and volunteers
from the Foundation will be on hand to sell the 50/50 tickets during
the tournament, with proceeds benefiting the Boston-based nonprofit.
Drawings will take place during the 3rd period of each of the four
games. One of the premier college hockey tournaments in the country,
the 54th Beanpot Tournament will get underway at 5 PM on February 7
as the Northeastern University Huskies take on the Harvard
University Crimson. The Boston University Terriers will then face
the defending champion Boston College Eagles at 8 PM. A Consolation
game will be held on Monday, February 14 at 5 PM with the
Championship game scheduled for 8 PM.
One of the premier college hockey
tournaments in the country, the two-day Beanpot Tournament has been
held annually for 53 years. This is the second year that the Travis
Roy Foundation has participated in a fund-raising event during the
tournament and wishes to thank the FleetCenter, Boston Bruins and
Boston University for their help in making this event happen. The
inaugural event raised more than $4,000 during 2004 Beanpot
Tournament.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: If
you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact
Arthur Page at
apage@travisroyfoundation.org.
TRAVIS ROY: On October
20, 1995, only eleven seconds into the first shift of his college
hockey career at Boston University, Travis' dream was cut cruelly
short when he shattered his fourth cervical vertebra, severely
damaging his spinal cord. Travis Roy is now a quadriplegic, with no
feeling below his shoulders and movement only in his right arm. With
limited control of his right bicep, Travis is able to conduct simple
yet key tasks such as operating the joystick of his wheelchair.
Travis has faced his disability with the same sense of optimism and
determination that distinguished his hockey career. A May 2000
graduate of Boston University with a degree in public relations, he
is a popular motivational speaker and is actively involved with the
Foundation. In 1998, he published a book,
Eleven Seconds,
based on his life. In 2004, he made his debut as a television
college hockey analyst.
TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION: The Travis Roy
Foundation was founded in 1997 to help spinal cord injury survivors
purchase adaptive and medical equipment as well as to fund spinal
cord research. More than one million dollars in grants has been
distributed, and any paraplegic or quadriplegic who has suffered a
spinal cord injury is eligible to apply for an individual grant. A
small Boston-based nonprofit with very little overhead, more than 99
cents of every dollar donated goes directly to the Foundation’s
charitable purposes. Donations are tax deductible and may be mailed
to Travis Roy Foundation, 111 Huntington Avenue at Prudential
Center, Boston, MA 02219. Information about the Travis Roy
Foundation can be found online at
www.travisroyfoundation.org or by contacting Foundation
Administrator Brenda Taylor at 617-239-0556 or
Administrator@travisroyfoundation.org.
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:
January 29, 2005: More than 500 riders are expected at the
Ricky Craven Snowmobile Run for
Charity, which will be held on Moosehead Lake in Greenville, ME.
Hosted by NASCAR’s Ricky Craven, proceeds from the annual event
benefit the Travis Roy Foundation and four other charities.
February 12, 2005: Tabor Academy (Marion, MA) will travel to
St. Sebastian’s School (Needham, MA) to battle for the
Travis Roy Cup. Proceeds from
9th annual event will benefit the Travis Roy Foundation.
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The
Travis Roy Foundation is a publicly supported charitable fund
qualifying under section
501(c)(3) & 170(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code - Tax ID#
04-3327883
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