Gary Lineker’s family has been deeply affected by spinal injury. Here, he tells the story, and explains why he backs the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation. He also describes just how easy it is to get involved.
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BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner knows spinal injury first-hand. While filming in Saudi Arabia in 2004, he and his crew were ambushed by Al-Qaeda terrorists. His cameraman, Simon Cumbers, was killed. Frank, shot six times, was left paraplegic from wounds to the lower spine. After 12 operations, he has returned to his full-time job at the BBC. Although based in a wheelchair, he still reports from the field and has resumed skiing and scuba diving without the use of his legs. An expert on the Middle East, he is a highly respected journalist, was voted Person of the Year by the UK Press Review and awarded an OBE by HM the Queen in 2005. Here, Frank gives insight into the challenges of daily life with spinal injury, and explains why he supports the NSIF. Video length: 3m36s.
Piers Morgan is a busy man. But making time for the Nicholls Foundation is something he never hesitates to do. Find out what makes the cause so important to him. Video length: 1m53s.
Dr Thomas Stuttaford explains how new research - partly funded by the Nicholls Foundation - is shattering long-held assumptions about the nature of spinal injury. Video length: 3m48s.
Dr. Geoffrey Raisman and Dr. Ying Li describe in plain terms the research project to which they’ve dedicated their lives. The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation proudly sponsors their work.
Celebrities including Jimmy Tarbuck, Tom O’Connor, Robert Powell and Will Greenwood will join Peter Alliss at the Second Wiltshire Celebrity Golf Day to raise funds for the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation. The event is being held at the stunning Wiltshire Golf & Country Club, near Swindon.
Tickets are available now for the event, which will also feature Henry Cooper, Declan Donnelly, Jonathan Wilkes and Brain Turner.
Entry includes an 18-hole competition (with a celebrity joining each 3-player team), Gala Dinner on Saturday, and Breakfast and buffet lunch on Monday. First prize in the golf competition is a golf trip to Andalucia for 4 players. The Gala Dinner includes three-course banquet prepared by chefs from London’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel, as well as Champagne reception.
Prizes are kindly sponsored by Andalucia golf challenge.
Teams wishing to take part should contact Jennifer Shah on 01793 849 999.
The following article by Sue Corrigan appeared in The Mail On Sunday on 25 November 2008.
He has already made a paralysed rat walk and he’s hoping to do the same with humans … thanks to the help of Britain ’s celebrity chefs, Sue Corrigan reveals how ‘maverick professor’ Geoffrey Raisman is on the brink of a world-beating discovery - and why a chef is his biggest champion
Daniel Nicholls was a strapping 19-year-old enjoying a gap-year trip to Australia when he dived into shallow water on a Sydney beach four years ago and hit a sandbank. Like the Superman actor Christopher Reeve, who broke his neck when thrown from a horse, Daniel was left almost completely paralysed.
At first, Daniel’s father, David Nicholls, was in shock. But days later, looking at his son lying helpless in a hospital bed, he resolved to do whatever he could to see Daniel walk again.
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Will Greenwood, Michael Lynagh and Gavin Hastings
June 27-28th at The Renaissance Club, Archerfield, Scotland
The Zurich Charity Challenge pits the UK against the US on the golf course, with megastar names from America NFL (National Football League) challenging their counterparts from British rugby.
The event will be held on 27th and 28th June 2008 at The Renaissance Club course, East Lothian, Scotland.
The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation, which is dedicated to funding research into curing spinal injury, is delighted to have received the sponsorship/support of Zurich at this event.
Legendary names in the British rugby arena include Ieuan Evans (former Captain of Wales and British Lions), Will Greenwood (England World Cup Rugby Winner 2003), Gavin Hastings (former Scotland and British Lions Captain), Michael Lynagh (Australian Rugby Union Player and past Australia captain), Gordon Bulloch (Scottish rugby player) and Austin Healey (England and British Lions).
Hot Shots from the NFL include Eli Manning (New York Giants Quarterback and 2008 Super Bowl Champion and MVP), Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts Quarterback and 2007 Super Bowl Champion and MVP), Archie Manning (former New Orleans Saints Quarterback), Lawrence Tynes (Placekicker for the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants – the first Scottish born player to win the Super Bowl. Kicked the game winning field goal in overtime in the 2008 NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers to send the Giants to the Super Bowl) and Shane Matthews (14 seasons in the NFL as a Quarterback for the Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and Miami Dolphins).
In announcing the event Zurich said “Zurich supports this Foundation because we believe that not only our company but the insurance industry in general should benefit greatly from any advances made in this area of spinal injury cure”.
A cheque will be presented at the closing awards ceremony to the Foundation by Zurich’s Global Corporate CEO, Geoff Riddell.
The article first appeared in The Sunday Times on 5 April.
The miracle worker
This is the story of a scientist who has uncovered the deepest secrets of paralysis after injury, not through wishful thinking and guesswork, but through unflinching focus over 40 years on one of nature’s strangest quirks.
Will Greenwood discusses his reasons for supporting the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.
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