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Posted on March 7, 2016 in Foundation News

$2.5 million gift will create the Travis M. Roy Professorship at Sargent College By Amy Laskowski, Bostonia Published in Winter/Spring 2016 Edition View the original article here. Exactly 20 years after the…

Posted on February 5, 2016 in Foundation News, How People are Helping

By Mick Colageo, SouthCoast Today Published: Thursday, February 4, 2016 View the original article here. The focal point and strategy of Travis Roy’s 20-year fight to find and fund a cure…

Posted on December 10, 2015 in Foundation News, SCI Research

The TRF is pleased to announce the expansion of the Research Committee. Members were selected because of their experience working with people who have spinal cord injuries, their first-hand knowledge of living…

Posted on October 29, 2015 in Foundation News

By Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe. Published: Sunday, October 25, 2015 View the original article here. Earlier this year, when his friends gingerly approached him with the idea of turning Oct. 20…

Posted on October 23, 2015 in Foundation News, How People are Helping

For Dean Chronopolous, it’s all about keeping it close to home. This will mark the 10th year of the Bill’s Pizzeria 5K Road Race (B5K) in Newton, MA. Dean and…

Posted on October 22, 2015 in Foundation News

By Joe McDonald, ESPN Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 View the original article here. BOSTON —Travis Roy’s story isn’t about the 11 seconds that changed his life. It’s about what he…

Posted on October 22, 2015 in Foundation News

By Megan Johnson, People.com Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 View the original article here. Travis Roy knows a thing or two about overcoming obstacles. Two decades ago, the Boston University freshman…

Posted on October 20, 2015 in Foundation News

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh Declares October 20 Travis Roy Day; Travis Roy Foundation Hosts Afternoon Viewing of ESPN Documentary for More than 200 Area Youth Followed by Evening Gala Fundraiser BOSTON…

Posted on October 19, 2015 in Foundation News

By Chris Shorr, Bangor Daily News Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 View the original article here. Travis Roy, the hockey star from Yarmouth, Maine who became paralyzed just 11 seconds into…

Posted on October 13, 2015 in Foundation News, How People are Helping

By Boston Herald staff Published: Monday, October 12, 2015 View the original article here. Travis Roy is now a member of the Bruins. The Bruins signed the former BU hockey player…