Bruce Mosler honored by the Achilles Track Club.Cushman & Wakefield President and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce E. Mosler was honored with the Albert H. Gordon Award by the Achilles Track Club The Achilles Track Club was established by Dick Traum in 1983 to encourage disabled people to participate in long-distance running with the general public. Achilles has become an international organization that provides support, training, and technical expertise to runners at all at the Achilles 15th Annual Tribute Dinner, held Nov. 3 at Manhattan's Tavern on the Green Tavern on the Green is a restaurant located in Central Park, New York City. Of the several dining rooms, the most famous is the Crystal room with windows overlooking the garden. . "I am deeply honored to be recognized by the Achilles Track Club," said Mr. Mosler upon receiving the award. "This organization provides enormous hope and courage and uplifts all who come in contact with it." Over the past several years, Mr. Mosler and Cushman & Wakefield have demonstrated their dedication to Achilles' cause. Cushman & Wakefield recently sponsored Achilles' Third Annual Hope & Possibility Five Mile Run/Walk. The race, held in Central Park, is for people with all types of disabilities, including servicemen and women injured during their time in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Albert H. Gordon Award, which has been given for the past 15 years, is presented to successful professionals dedicated to helping others. Mr. Mosler, an Achilles board member, was honored along with Matthew Sapolin, executive director of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities. The event, co-chaired by Cushman & Wakefield's Michael Burlant, concluded with a live auction, during which attendees bid for the opportunity to have their names inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. on the back of hand cycles used during the Achilles races. Overall, approximately $500,000 was raised. Established in 1983 by Dick Traum Dick Traum is the founder of the Achilles Track Club for disabled athletes, and the first runner to complete a marathon with a prosthetic leg. Terry Fox credited Traum with inspiring Fox's cross-Canada run for cancer research. , The Achilles Track Club is an international, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that encourages people with disabilities to take part in long-distance running long-distance running In track and field, any foot race over 5,000 m in length. Marathons and cross-country running are also considered long-distance events. Women rarely ran in races beyond 3,000 m until the late 20th century. with the public by offering bi-weekly training programs and local and national running events. Achilles has 110 chapters around the world. |
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