Trauma Race at Westchester Medical Center!

Donned in running shoes and black T-shirts adorned with letters spelling out “Team JC!” we embarked on an adventure that would prove to be every bit as grueling and messy as it was fun and rewarding. On September 23, 2012 Team JC took part in the Westchester Medical Center “Trauma Run.”  This 5K obstacle course was organized to help raise funds for the Joel A. Halpern Regional Trauma Center, which is the facility JC was taken to after he suffered a spinal cord injury.

Without the dedication and hard work of the medical personnel at this facility, JC would not have made it through those first few weeks after his injury.  In the end, the trauma team did much more than just help JC survive a spinal cord injury; they gave him the ability to DEFY it.  With each day’s progress in JC’s recovery, we are ever grateful for the gift the trauma team has given us. We are also poignantly aware of the need for continued funding to allow the trauma center to bestow this gift of defiance onto other patients.

Inspired to give back to an organization that gave us so much, Team JC rallied together to run in this demanding 5K adventure race that took our team dashing through woods, crawling through tunnels, sloshing around in mud pits, catapulting over obstacles, teetering on top of rope nets, dangling between tire swings, and sprinting up & down fire towers.  With JC cheering us on along the sidelines, we ran a collective distance of over 50K and raised over $2,000, which was the event’s 3^rd largest contribution!

As with so many of the events we are involved in throughout the year, we could not have made such an impact without the love, encouragement, and prayers of our extended family – the supporters of Team JC. Thank you!