07-09-04
DARRELL GWYNN FOUNDATION & QUICKIE WHEELCHAIRS - BRINGS SPONSORED
EDUCATION, QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAM TO
COLORADO'S
CRAIG
HOSPITAL
DENVER
,
July 9, 2004
, The Darrell Gwynn Foundation (DGF) and Sunrise Medical, Quickie again
brings its educational and Quality of Life program to
Craig
Hospital
.
On Wednesday, July 14,
Craig
Hospital
will host its 12th Annual Motor Sports Day.
Held on the grounds of the hospital's
Englewood
campus, the free event brings nearly 200 collector vehicles ranging from race
cars, collector and antique cars, many of them specially modified for the needs
of disabled drivers. Slated from
9:00 a.m.
to
1:00 p.m.
, the event is open to past and present
Craig
Hospital
patients and families, staff, media and the general public.
During
the
Craig
Hospital
event, Sunrise Medical, manufacturer of Quickie wheelchairs, in conjunction
with the Darrell Gwynn Foundation will present an M-11 Freestyle power
wheelchair to
Denver
resident Johanna Donlin, a quadriplegic from a spinal cord injury suffered in a
1990 diving accident. The wheelchair presentation is part of an ongoing DGF
Quality Of Life grant initiative supported by Longmont, Colorado based Sunrise
Medical and Quickie Wheelchairs. Ms.
Donlin?s accident occurred just one week prior to her completion of
undergraduate studies at the
Colorado
College
. She later completed her academic
work there and went on to attain a graduate degree in public administration from
the
University
of
Colorado
. A former rehabilitation
patient at
Craig
Hospital
, today Ms. Donlin serves as a health program manager for the National
Conference of State Legislatures (NCLS). DGF
president Darrell Gwynn, a former world champion race car driver paralyzed in an
on-track injury in 1990 and
Marilyn Hamilton
, founder of Quickie will lead the presentation.
At
2:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, Gwynn and Quickie Ambassador Randy Snow will deliver a
motivational presentation to
Craig
Hospital
patients and staff. Mr. Snow is widely considered the most celebrated
wheelchair athlete of all time. As a
paraplegic, Randy is a three-time Paralympian in three different sports in three
different Olympics, and the only wheelchair athlete ever inducted into the
Olympic Hall of Fame.
Later in the week, the Darrell Gwynn Foundation, Quickie
Wheelchairs and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) will host wheelchair
recipient Johanna Donlin at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway
in Morrison on Friday, July 16.
Although we are
South Florida
based, the greater
Denver
area has always seemed like a second home, said Darrell Gwynn, founder and
president, Darrell Gwynn Foundation. Through
the years we've developed great professional and personal relationships with
our friends at
Craig
Hospital
in
Englewood
, as well as our program partners at Sunrise Medical in
Longmont
. Together, we have achieved
gratifying results in assisting those with special needs.
The Darrell Gwynn Foundation (DGF) is a Certified non-profit 501c3 Agency.
DGF exists to prevent,
provide for and ultimately cure spinal cord injuries and other debilitating
illnesses. To expedite specific cures, the Foundation assists in the funding of
targeted research. DGF is also
dedicated to injury prevention, with special emphasis on programs targeting
children. The Foundation helps
improve the quality of life for those already afflicted with injury or illness,
by providing necessary equipment or special services. For more information about
DGF, visit their website at www.darrellgwynnfoundation.org.
Sunrise Medical is a
world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of medical products and
assistive technology devices that address the recovery, rehabilitation and
respiratory needs of patients in institutional and homecare settings.
Sunrise
products are manufactured in the
United States
,
Mexico
, and
Europe
and are distributed in more than 100 countries
around the world. For more information about the company, visit their website at
www.sunrisemedical.com.
Craig
Hospital
is one
of the world's leading rehabilitation and research centers for spinal cord
injury and traumatic brain injury and designated by the National Institute of
Disability Rehabilitation & Research (NIDRR) as a
Model
Systems
Center
for
Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury.
Since 1956,
Craig
Hospital
has
treated approximately 24,000 patients with spinal cord injury and traumatic
brain injury, more than any other single
U.S.
facility.
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