REEVE RECALLED RESEARCH FUNDING CONTINUES AT TOURNEY.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer CALABASAS - Organizers of the 18th annual Tom Hollenstein Golf Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. Tournament, which raises money for research on paralysis, praised actor Christopher Reeve REEVE. The name of an ancient English officer of justice, inferior in rank to an alderman. 2. He was a ministerial officer, appointed to execute process, keep the king's peace, and put the laws in execution. on Monday for his tireless efforts to promote research into spinal cord injuries Spinal Cord Injury Definition Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control. Description Approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year in the United States. . The charity event at the Calabasas Country Club was expected to raise at least $100,000 for the Paralysis Project of America with a celebrity golf tournament, awards banquet and live auction. ``Christopher Reeve put a face on spinal cord injuries,'' said Catherine M. Lepone, executive director of the Paralysis Project of America, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . ``We're grateful for all of the attention he's put on the condition.'' Reeve, 52, best known for his role as ``Superman'' and later for his advocacy of stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research, died Sunday of complications from an infection - nine years after he was paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. in a horse-riding accident. Reeve's death also underscores a common problem for people with spinal cord injuries - infections that, if not treated effectively, can become deadly, said the man for whom the Calabasas golf tournament was named: Hollenstein, 44, of Canoga Park, who was paralyzed 19 years ago in a bicycle-riding accident. Stem cell research is the most promising and exciting line of research in paralysis, Lepone said, adding that the Paralysis Project funds all kinds of research. While helping patients with spinal cord injury walk again is the ultimate goal, even restoring use of the thumbs can help a patient live more independently, she said. ``Our purpose is to fund brand new lines of research - new researchers who have a promise to go on for additional funding in the future,'' Lepone said. Among about 120 golfers who teed off Monday morning was former Brooklyn Dodgers great Don Newcombe
``(Paralysis) can hit just about anybody in life,'' said Vachon, 59, of Venice. ``You can have a car accident, and you're done.'' The tournament was sponsored by the Daily News, the Calabasas Inn, United Airlines, Valley Park Ford and Sperling Nursery. For more information on the Paralysis Project, call (323) 663-6554 or check out the Web site at www.paralysisproject.org. Lisa M. Sodders, (818) 713-3663 lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Joe Alioto, left, chairman of the Paralysis Project of America, watches former baseball great Don Newcombe tee off in a benefit tournament Monday. (2) With his dog Hiley beside him, Tom Hollenstein, 44, of Canoga Park watches the golf tournament named for him. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News |
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