List of Events

Families of Distinction Gala - March 1, 2009

The Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation will hold its first East Coast gala dinner and auction at the Plaza Hotel in New York on March 1, 2009.  Among the Honorees are individuals and families that have committed themselves to improving the lives of the disabled including the Isabelle and Leonard H. Goldenson and the Loreen Arbus Family, the Alfred and Claude Mann family, Taryn Rose, and Maria Fiorini Ramirez. If you are interested in attending or learning more about the event, please contact Gail Bershon, CPIPRF International Marketing Director at (310) 717-9729  or gailbershon@hotmail.com, Pam Sakow - Pam@sakowevents.com or Nancy Maher – nmaher@cpirf.org

A special thank you to our Dinner Committee:

Honorary Chairman -The Honorable Paul Volcker

Dinner Co-Chairs - Margaret and Stephen Goldsmith, and Linda Kaplan Thaler

Dinner Committee - Harold Snyder & Tamar Hirshl, JoanAnn Natola and Alex Levi, David Melian, and Rita Greenberg.

Power Heroes Gala – December 3, 2008

The Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation is holding a gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles on December 3rd, 2008, to raise awareness about a new research initiative concerning the nature and causes of racial disparities in Cerebral Palsy and related developmental disorders. Proceeds will benefit this new research focus.

Recently published surveillance studies by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta indicate that the prevalence of cerebral palsy is highest among African-American children. The reasons for this are unknown, making research a necessity.

Our 2008 Power Heroes:

John Amos, Emmy nominated and NAACP
Image Award winning actor

Angela Bassett, Academy Award and
Emmy Nominated and Golden Globe winning actress,
author, and UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador for the United States

Valerie Ervin, President of the
Ray Charles Foundation

Paula Madison, Paula Madison, Executive
Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer,
NBC Universal

Areva Martin, Esq., Managing Partner Martin & Martin LLP,
and President and Co-Founder of the Special Needs Network, Inc

Courtney B. Vance, two time Tony Award
nominated actor, author, and UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador for the United States

If you are interested in attending this event or just want to learn more please contact Pam Sakow by phone: (323) 525-1275 or by email: Pam@Sakowevents.com.

Adults with Cerebral Palsy Workshop in Atlanta, GA

CPIRF, the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) Lifespan Care Committee, and Reaching for the Stars: A Foundation of Hope for Children with Cerebral Palsy are sponsoring a workshop entitled Adults with Cerebral Palsy: A Workshop to Define the Challenges of Treating and Preventing the Secondary Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Complications in this Rapidly Growing Population on September 16 and 17th in Atlanta, GA. See Agenda

Transformational Technology Workshop in Chicago

The Sensory Motor Performance program of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, (ranked the “Best Rehabilitation Hospital in America”), together with the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, is taking the lead to bring together experts in sensorimotor performance research and engineering for a first of its kind workshop on Transformational Technologies in Single-Event Neurological Conditions:  Applying lessons learned in Stroke to Cerebral Palsy on August 14th and 15th in Chicago, IL. See Brochure