Earlier this summer I cycled from Hartsdale to Washington DC to raise funds for Lorraine Valentini, a Hartsdale resident and former volunteer firefighter. Lorraine fell off her bicycle on memorial day, 2005, injured her spinal cord resulting in paralysis below the neck. Over a dozen of us cycled to DC. We met with Senators Clinton & Schumer, Congresswoman Lowey and leaders of organizations promoting stem cell research. We raised over $40,000 for Lorraine.
Some good news --- Lorraine is back home! She is still paralyzed below the neck. For more information about Lorraine please visit the web site: www.teamlorraine.org.
Contributions to help offset some of the medical costs are still being accepted and are appreciated. Contributions can be dropped off at my office and should be made payable to National Transplant Assistance Fund.
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Our prayers are with Lorraine and her family
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