Kessler Foundation’s Stroll ‘N Roll Features Special Guests, Innovative Technology and Competition
WEST ORANGE/NEWARK, N.J.—Kessler Foundation celebrates its 10th Annual Stroll ‘N Roll (and Run!) on Sunday, October 16 at Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J.
Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand, singer Pras Michel from the Fugees, Tony Award Winner John Larroquette, actor Daryl “Chill” Mitchell and state leaders will attend.
Guests will glimpse the future via live demonstrations of eLEGS—a wearable, robotic, battery-powered exoskeleton that enables individuals with paralysis to stand and walk. Amanda Boxtel, an eLEGS ambassador paralyzed since 1992, will demonstrate the device, which is being tested at Kessler Foundation. Made by Berkeley Bionics, eLEGS is now used in rehabilitation; it is targeted for home and community use in 2013.
Additions to Stroll ‘N Roll’s traditional 5K include USATF-certified 8K and 5K courses for runners and wheelchair athletes and a Fun Run for kids. Sample local restaurant fare at the “Taste of Essex” food tasting, watch a Kessler softball game, and buy raffle tickets for a trip to Barbados. Enjoy kid-friendly activities, music from WPLJ and WDHA, and the Hawkettes minor league dance team.
All proceeds go to Kessler’s programs for people with disabilities. Race registration opens at 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. for strollers and rollers.
About Kessler Foundation
Kessler Foundation is the largest public charity in the field of disability. Kessler Foundation Research Center advances care through rehabilitation research in its seven specialized laboratories under the leadership of noted research directors. Research focuses on improving function and quality of life for persons with injuries of the spinal cord and brain, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and other chronic neurological conditions. Kessler Foundation Program Center fosters new approaches to the persistently high rates of unemployment among people disabled by injury or disease. Targeted grant making funds promising programs across the nation. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, people recovering from catastrophic injuries and stroke, and young adults striving for independence are among the thousands of people finding jobs and training for careers as a result of the commitment of Kessler Foundation.
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Kessler Foundation Contacts:
Lauren Scrivo, 973.324.8384, 973.768.6583 (cell), [email protected]
Carolann Murphy, PA, 973.324.8382, [email protected]
