Friend, Welcome to September! We are looking forward to this month as it is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month! We have some great virtual events planned, including SCI Awareness Day on Wednesday, September 16th, 12:00-1:00pm. While we usually gather at the State House for this event, this year we will meet on Zoom to hear from Dr. Ruby, founder of Massachusetts Walks Again, and the researchers who received funding for various SCI studies. Register here and plan to join us! We are also excited to announce the addition of a new virtual discussion group to our current programming! Join us TODAY, and every Tuesday, 12:00-1:00pm, for Lunch & Learn: Nutrition & SCI. Each week, a nutritionist will join us as we discuss important nutritional topics, share recipes, and watch culinary kitchen demos by individuals with SCI/D! Please Save the Date for our first ever Virtual Fundraiser: Thursday, November 12th, 8:00-9:00pm. More information to come soon! You will notice that we made some format changes to this newsletter. We hope that this condensed format allows you to easily access and navigate the important content that is of most interest to you! The content remains the same but instead of full articles, there will be teasers with buttons to click that will direct you to the full article on either our website or other websites. We would love to hear your feedback! Reply to this email or send us an email here. We hope to see you soon at one of our virtual events! Sincerely, Heather Wood
Chapter Coordinator
heather@sciboston.org Ryan DeRoche
Digital Media Coordinator
ryan@sciboston.org In this newsletter: Upcoming Events: - Weekly Virtual Discussion Groups via Zoom! Women's, Nutrition & SCI, Significant Other's, Grupo de Apoyo en Español!, Newly Injured, After Dark: Wives & Girlfriends, SCI/D Discussion, Family Social Hour: All Meeting Information below.
- September 16th, 12pm, SCI Awareness Day: We hope you will join us on September 16th, 12-1pm for the SCI Awareness Month Proclamation and Presentation. Dr. Eric Ruby, founder of Massachusetts Walks Again, will moderate as the 5 researchers who received grant funding for their research in SCI last year present updates on their studies. Register HERE!
- Virtual Spinal Source: Transportation: September 19th, 11am-12:30pm, on Zoom. Kate White, Transportation Planner and Public Outreach Coordinator for the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization will present about the Coordinated Plan and its primary purpose to improve coordination among public transit agencies and other transportation providers to better meet the transportation needs of seniors and people with disabilities. Click here for more information.
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September 27th, 6-7:30pm, The History of Portraiture in Art Part II; In Part II, we pick up our History of Portraiture with the Self-Portrait, the role of the portrait in Politics and Religion, the portrait in the 18th and 19th centuries, and finally 20th and 21st century of the art form. Click here for Zoom info! - Virtual Fundraiser, November 12th, 8-9pm; Save The Date Flyer below. More information to come soon!
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