NSCIA Announces SCI Hall of Fame Inductees
Lisa Thorson and Company to perform on Millennium Stage
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association is delighted to announce that Robert David Hall, who stars in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation will emcee the SCI Hall of Fame at the John F. Kennedy of the Performing Arts.
Join with us and celebrate ten inaugural inductees at the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Hall of Fame™ gala that will be held May 9, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The event will be preceded by a performance by Lisa Thorson and Company on the Millennium Stage at 6 p.m. Lisa Thorson is a renowned jazz singer and composer who herself has a spinal cord injury.
The SCI Hall of Fame has been created to celebrate and honor those individuals that have made significant contributions to quality of life and advancements toward a better future for all individuals with spinal cord injury.
These esteemed inductees and their categories are: Christopher Reeve, Benefactor; Teddy Pendergrass (PA), Entertainment; Marilyn Hamilton ( CA ) , Entrepreneur; Senator Tom Harkin (IA), Legislative; Barry Corbet, Disability Awareness/Activism; John Hockenberry (NY), Media; Randy Snow (TX), Sports; Rory Cooper (PA), Assistive Technology; Duane French (WA), Corporate/Government Executive, and Wise Young (NJ), Research. Inductees were elected by NSCIA's 13,000 members.
The SCI Summit, which will take place at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 9, - May 11, 2005, is designed to bring together leaders and stakeholders in the SCI/D field so that we can define common priorities and develop agendas for addressing them.
Leaders in rehabilitation, research, health care, business, and disability advocacy will join those with spinal cord injuries and their families.
Participants will assess the state of SCI in five broad topic areas, formulate recommendations and develop action plans. The five key areas are: Rehabilitation, Research, Health Promotion, Community Living, and Technology.
Results will be presented to top federal officials in disability policy areas and will provide the framework for a shared agenda among the various stakeholders.
For more information, a list of sponsoring corporations and organizations, and sponsorship opportunities, go to www.spinalcord.org. To register, follow this link to register.
Founded in 1948, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to enabling people with SCI /D to achieve their highest level of independence, health, and personal fulfillment by providing resources, services and peer support for the hundreds of thousands of Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) and their families. This number grows by thirty newly-injured people each day.
Published: 2005-03-23