Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois (formerly NSCIA, Illinois Chapter) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing information and support resources for people paralyzed by trauma and medical conditions, family members, and health care and related professionals that serve the SCI community. Our office is located in LaGrange, IL, a suburb of Chicago, but we serve the entire state.
Our Mission Statement
Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois (SCIA) is a non-profit health agency founded in 1979. The mission of SCIA is to serve as a comprehensive resource center for individuals who have been paralyzed due to trauma or conditions of the central nervous system, their families, health professionals, policy makers and others interested in spinal cord injury. Activities of SCIA address major areas such as prevention, medical care, rehabilitation, research and other aspects of living with a spinal cord injury.
SCIA seeks to fulfill this mission through a combination of direct services including information and referral, peer support, publications, a newsletter, educational programs for individuals with spinal cord injury, family members and health professionals. The Association also presents programs on prevention of injury.
2010 Chicago Marathon
RUN FOR A REASON!!
We are eagerly recruiting runners and wheelchair racers for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and we hope that you will participate with us on Oct 10, 2010. It would be great to have you registered to run or wheel for SCIA!
Since we became a marathon charity, our runners have raised more than $100,000! These contributions are helping to further develop and improve our resource center for people whose lives are affected by paralysis, to organize a peer counseling program, to address education program for healthcare providers working with individuals with spinal cord injury, and to help educate school students about simple precautionary measures that will reduce risk of brain and spinal cord injuries.
Dinner with Friends
Join us for an evening of music, dancing, food, games
and raffles at our annual benefit,
DINNER WITH FRIENDS
Saturday, February 20, 2010
The Lexingon House
7717 West 95th Street
Hickory Hills, IL
Just west of the tri state toll road
Casual Dress
Tickets $38 per person
Children 10 and under $19
Dinner tickets must be purchased by February 12th.
RAFFLE
Good Search
Use GoodSearch as your search engine and for every search, SCIA earns $0.01! It costs nothing to use. Just go to www.GoodSearch.com, add the SCIA as your charity, and click "Search".
