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Article: Funding for Spinal Cord Injury Research Relies on Grassroots Efforts; Creative Fundraising Connects Communities to Causes.
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- PR Newswire
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- September 26, 2002
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ST. LOUIS -- For the past seven years, the progress of Christopher Reeve has been chronicled from prognosis to rehabilitation. However, there are hundreds of thousands of "everyday people" whose lives have been equally affected by spinal cord injury, but do not have the benefit of celebrity status and wealth. They face the same obstacles, but lack the resources to afford better care and the public profile necessary to raise awareness of their cause.
Due to recent cuts in government spending for medical research, alternative fundraising methods are emerging. The growing trend of grassroots fundraising can be attributed to the public's rising dedication to ...