Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Welcomes Actor/Writer Danny Arroyo as a Foundation Ambassador
March 4, 2010, Short Hills, N.J. -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation today welcomed actor/writer Danny Arroyo to its extended family as a Reeve Foundation ambassador. Arroyo, who won a "Best Actor" award at a film festival for his work in the indie drama, Chimera House, joins several Hollywood talents, including Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (a 2010 NAACP Image Award winner), Dave Annable, Odette Yustman, Dustin Nguyen, Angela Rockwood-Nguyen, and Wilmer Valderrama as ambassadors. All of them are committed to raising awareness of the Reeve Foundation's efforts to improve the quality of life for those living with paralysis and their caregivers, and its Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) – a critical component of its mission.
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Date: 3/4/2010
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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation helps 75 Nonprofit Organizations Start the New Year with Quality of Life Grants
Short Hills, N.J. -- February 2, 2010 -- The Christopher & Dana Foundation announced today that is has awarded $520,000 in Quality of Life grants to 75 non-profit organizations within the United States and Canada. Created by the late Dana Reeve in 1999, the Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life Grants are awarded twice a year to non-profit organizations that provide services and programs to individuals living with paralysis. Close to 1,600 grants totaling nearly $13 million have been awarded to organizations since the program's inception.
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Date: 2/2/2010
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Join Team Reeve® to Conquer The Canyon®!
(SHORT HILLS, NJ) - February 1, 2010 – Team Reeve®, the athletic fundraising program of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, announced today that it has joined forces with the Walking Connection, a group that organizes and leads walkers and hikers on adventure vacations, to offer a special three-night/four-day walking, hiking and active adventure at one of the natural wonders of the world - The Grand Canyon.
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Date: 2/1/2010
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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Ambassador Daryl "Chill" Mitchell To Appear on "Desperate Housewives"
January 27, 2010, Short Hills, N.J. -- Fans of television dramas -- both family and otherwise -- have a special treat as they tune in to ABC's "Desperate Housewives" this weekend. That's because Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, an ambassador for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and its Paralysis Resource Center (PRC), will visit Wisteria Lane. Why, you ask -- is "Orson" really going to be paralyzed for the rest of his life? No spoilers here; you'll have to tune in to ABC at 9/8 Central on Sunday, January 31.
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Date: 1/27/2010
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