Join us at Bird's Nest Cafe for a fundraising gala and silent auction to support Unite 2 Fight Paralysis' ongoing work to accelerate Spinal Cord Research!
Email our Development Director, Quinn Brett, to reserve your seat for this fun evening of philanthropy and friends!
Reserve your spot to purchase tickets (just $65 when they go on sale) for this special evening which includes:
- Provisions
- Live Music
- Lumpy Ridge Brews
- Root Shoot Whiskey
- Remarks by Former Colorado Representative David Ortiz (who has a spinal cord injury)
You'll also have the chance to bid on an array of items in our Silent Auction (live & online) ranging from stunning visual art, day or weekend passes to area attractions and even deluxe vacation getaways!
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During the weekend of April 25-27 the YMCA of the Rockies has discounted lodging! Book one of their Central, Wind River or East Side Lodge rooms and save some money on your stay.
Use promo code UF25 to apply the discount
U2FP's Important Work
Many people who aren’t injured don’t realize all the secondary complications that come with this injury - neuropathic pain (think hot needles stabbing you without warning throughout your day), urinary tract infections, pressure sores, and the body’s inability to regulate your blood pressure - just to name a few of them.
Many of these can become life threatening (think sepsis from UTIs because you don’t catch it quickly because...you have to use catheters!) You have to have a bowel program that can take an hour or longer. And the icing on the cake: reduced or lost sexual pleasure and/or function. Fun!
Traci Fernandez demonstrates her improved sit-to-stand transfer that was the result of the Minnesota SCI/TBI Research Grant bil U2FP helped pass with the SCI community in 2015.
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis takes all this seriously because the majority of our staff and board live with the injury or are a family/caregiver to someone with the injury. We think people with an SCI should be at the center of the treatment and research process so that we fix this shit fast and correctly. And our small but smart grassroots effort is having a huge return on investment for me and my community.
Consider a few of our accomplishments:
- Passed $40M in state legislation over the past 8 years that is overseen by SCI scientists and those of us in the community.
- These research grants have already restored some level of lost function in 200 individuals with an SCI
- Placed 19 individuals with a spinal cord injury into 10 SCI research labs as lived-experience consultants
- 20 years of educating the SCI community on curative research at our Annual Science & Advocacy Symposium
- 100+ episodes of our award-winning podcast with SCI science and advocacy thought leaders
I can tell you more about what we do when you show up at Bird's Nest!
Event Sponsors
Big shout out to the Bird's Nest who generously donated their space and service for this event. And thanks to all the companies listed below for supporting this event and/or donating an auction item or experience. Thank you!
