Wings for Life
| Wings for Life | |
|---|---|
| founding | July 6, 2004 |
| founder | Heinz Kinigadner |
| Seat |
Salzburg , Austria
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| main emphasis | Spinal cord research |
| Chair | Jan Schwab (Scientific Director), Armin Curt (Clinical Director) |
| Managing directors | Anita Gerhardter |
| Website | wingsforlife.com |
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Wings for Life is a nonprofit foundation for spinal cord research , which has set itself the goal of paraplegia to make as a result of spinal cord injury curable.
Goal and way of working
The aim is to find a cure for paraplegic patients. To this end , the state-recognized foundation uses donations to support promising research projects around the world to heal the injured spinal cord. The sponsored scientists work at well-known institutes such as Harvard Medical School ( USA ), Cambridge University ( Great Britain ), the Karolinska Institute (Sweden), the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Charité in Berlin (Germany). An international advisory committee, consisting of scientists and clinicians in the field of spinal cord research, supports the foundation in the selection of promising scientific projects. Wings for Life guarantees that 100% of the donations received will be used for research. All administrative costs of the foundation are borne by the Red Bull company .
history
The driving forces are the two-time motocross world champion Heinz Kinigadner and Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz . A tragic accident of Kinigadner's son Hannes during a benefit motocross race in 2003, which resulted in severe paraplegia, was the decisive impetus to set up the foundation. The fate of Hannes Kinigadner is representative of millions of people who are paraplegic due to an injury to the spinal cord.
ambassador
Numerous well-known personalities from sport, culture and business volunteer for their goals, including Nick Ashley-Cooper, Andreas Goldberger , Mark Webber , Björn Dunkerbeck , David Coulthard , "DJ Ötzi" Gerry Friedle , Orlando Duque , Tarek Rasouli , Timo Scheider , Roman Hagara , Pit Beirer , Hans Peter Steinacher , Martin Tomczyk , Daniel Ricciardo , Lindsey Vonn , Abdulaziz Al Faisal and Sean Rose.
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Actions and campaigns
The organization repeatedly carries out large and small campaigns to generate the donations required for research. In 2012, the “Faces for Charity” campaign in cooperation with the Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing raised 1 million euros in donations.
Since 2014, the “ Wings for Life World Run ” has been held simultaneously on routes in over 30 countries worldwide . Both the entry fees of the more than 35,000 participants and the sponsorship money brought in over 3 million euros in donations for the foundation in the first year. In 2015 and 2016, more than 100,000 runners and wheelchair users were registered worldwide. In 2017, 155,288 participants registered. Entry fees, sponsors and donation campaigns raised over 6 million euros for spinal cord research.
Web links
- Official website of the organization
Individual evidence
- ^ Research. wingsforlife.com, accessed on February 6, 2017 (German).
- ↑ Give wings to healing. derstandard.at, accessed on October 9, 2012 (German).
- ↑ About us. wingsforlife.com, accessed on February 6, 2017 (German).
- ↑ Combat the cross section on echosalzburg.at
- ↑ Webber and Vettel on the go for a good cause on motorsport-magazin.com
- ↑ Ambassador. wingsforlife.com, accessed on February 6, 2017 (German).
- ↑ One million euros for a good cause. autobild.de, accessed on October 9, 2012 (German).
- ↑ Ketema again "Wings for Life World Run" winner (May 3, 2015)
- ↑ http://www.maxfunsports.com/news/2017/155-288-teilnehmerinnen-weltweit-beim-wings-for-life-world-run
- ↑ http://www.freipresse.de/SPORT/Wings-for-Life-6-8-Millionen-Euro-fuer-die-Rueckenmarksforschung-artikel9899656.php