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December 20, 2011
Travis Roy Foundation Annual Appeal Receives $50,000 Matching Challenge
Boston (December 20, 2011) A generous donor has issued a $50,000 matching challenge for all donations made to the Travis Roy Foundation’s Annual Appeal, between December 12th and December 31st of this year. “The current economy has made raising money difficult” said Travis Roy, founder of the TRF. “This $50,000…
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November 29, 2011
Rebuilding the brain’s circuitry
Healthy neurons can integrate into diseased areas By David Cameron Harvard Medical School Communications Thursday, November 24, 2011 Neuron transplants have repaired brain circuitry and substantially normalized function in mice with a brain disorder, an advance indicating that key areas of the mammalian brain are more reparable than was widely…
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November 29, 2011
Davis Roast Fights and Wins for the Travis Roy Foundation
There was more than just fighting going on at the Local 103 Union Hall in Boston. Over forty of the most talented mixed martial art amateurs and pros gathered on June 25, 2011 to step into the cage at the Cage Titans: Vendetta event. Most fought for a title and…
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November 9, 2011
Digitas, Buick’s Latest Production “Makes Us Feel Good About Being Marketers”
BY: Ryan Durling BostInnovation Staff (November 8, 2011) – Most Boston sports fans are familiar with the story of Travis Roy, the promising young forward from Yarmouth, Maine whose college hockey career at Boston University lasted just 11 seconds before he suffered a tragic fall and was paralyzed from the…
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November 4, 2011
Travis Roy Honored Twice at BU’s Annual Alumni Awards
It’s happened once a year, each year since its inception in 1946. In the presence of more than 1,000 alumni, students, families, and guests Boston University’s Development & Alumni Relations (DAR) and the BU Alumni Association (BUAA) honors its distinguished alumni during an awards ceremony. Considered the highest honor the…
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October 31, 2011
Race Off, Party On
In spite of the cancellation of Bill’s 5k, the organizers still held a party to celebrate the hard work of all participants and supporters By Wendy Schapiro Early on the morning of October 30th, organizer Kelly Fattman got the call: the City of Newton was cancelling the Bill’s 5k Run…
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October 31, 2011
CIBELINE 5TH ANNUAL TRUNK SHOW EVENT
100% of the proceeds will go to the Travis Roy Foundation Boston, MA – October 18, 2011 – Designer Cibeline Sariano of Cibeline Boston, announced today that she will be hosting her Fifth Annual Trunk Show Sale at the Liberty Hotel on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Located in the Presidential…
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October 25, 2011
SIX YEARS STRONG AND NO SIGN OF STOPPING…
A Local Business continues to raise money and awareness to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation after a family member sustains a spinal cord injury. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 25, 2011) – Bill’s 5K in Newton Center was founded to build awareness and raise money to support the Travis Roy Foundation. …
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October 11, 2011
Travis Roy Foundation Distributes $69,000 in Quarterly Individual Grants
Boston (October 10, 2011) – The Travis Roy Foundation announced the awarding of $69,000 to 27 individuals with spinal cord injuries. The 27 grants will go toward the purchase adaptive equipment to help improve their everyday quality of life. As a Boston-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Travis Roy Foundation distributes grants…
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September 30, 2011
INTERVIEW WITH TRAVIS ROY
September 28, 2011 in Disability Insights, Disability Interviews, Disability News, Disability Rights Advocates by Maureen When you think about the most important day in your life, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s your high school graduation or your first day of college. Perhaps it’s your wedding day or the…
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