TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION TO HOLD 3rd ANNUAL
BEANPOT COLLEGE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
FUND-RAISER
Boston-Based
Charity to Benefit from 50/50 Drawings at
Premier College
Hockey Event February 6 & 13
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 6 and Monday,
February 13, 2006 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. 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 55th Beanpot Tournament will get underway at 5 PM on February 6
as the Boston College Eagles face the Northeastern University
Huskies. The defending champion Boston University Terriers
will then take on the Harvard University Crimson at 8 PM. A Consolation
game will be held on Monday, February 13 at 5 PM with the
Championship game scheduled for 8 PM.
This is the third year that the Travis
Roy Foundation has participated in a fund-raising event during the
tournament and wishes to thank the TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Bruins and
Boston University for their help in making this event happen. The
inaugural event raised more than $4,000 during the 2005 Beanpot
Tournament.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: If
you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact
Jana Spaulding at
jspaulding@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 with WMTW-TV8 in Portland, ME, and in 2005,
he worked as a color analyst during ESPNU's national coverage of the
2005 NCAA D-I college hockey playoffs.
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:
February 11, 2006: St. Sebastian’s School (Needham, MA) will
travel to Tabor Academy (Marion, MA) to battle for the
Travis Roy Cup. Proceeds from
10th annual event will benefit the Travis Roy Foundation.
April 8, 2006:
The 3rd Annual NY Art Gala to Benefit the Travis Roy Foundation will
be held in Rochester, NY. Featuring art, wine and auctions, the
event will move to the Rochester Auditorium Center this year.
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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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