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Get up stand up to cure paralysis foundation
Our vision is a world in which paralysis from spinal cord injury is curable.
Who Are We?Get Up Stand Up To Cure Paralysis (GUSU) is a nonprofit organization in Minnesota working to unite, educate and support those dealing with Spinal Cord Injuries and to advocate for research and the restoration of function.
What do we do?
ANNOUncementsSocial 2025This past Friday on September 26 we had another successful Social raising over $96,000 thanks to everyone's gracious donations. We are extremely humbled by everyone's generosity and thank you once again for your support.
Peer Group Meetings
We are excited to share that we have 2 peer group meetings that are being held virtually (via Zoom) and in person.
One of them is at Courage Kenny Golden Valley - 2nd floor boardroom 3915 Golden Valley Road Minneapolis, MN 55422 on the 1st Saturday of every month 3-5pm. The other meeting is at Health Partners Neuroscience Center 295 Phalen Blvd. Saint Paul, MN – 1st Floor Conference Center on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 4 PM. FYI – Last minute changes or updates will be made On our Facebook page or group Both meetings utilize the same link provided below. Feel free to email us with any questions. Join via Zoom at this LINK. Or call in with the following info: Meeting ID: 409 793 6762 Dial by your location +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Adaptive Fitness Scholarship
GUSU is happy to announce, through the generosity of its donors, the GUSU Adaptive Fitness Scholarship is available twice a year. We have also updated the name of our scholarship to be the GUSU Dr. James Spendley Adaptive Fitness Scholarship in honor of Doctor Spendley. Applications are now being accepted at this time. Please apply Here until the end of November.
Scholarships will be awarded in $2,500 amounts to selected applicants for use by an individual living with a Spinal Cord Injury (from IA, MN, ND, SD, or WI) towards participation in one of Minnesota’s Adaptive Fitness programs. For full scholarship and application information please review the following link: Scholarship Information With special thanks to the Darden family for their continued scholarship support!
Join or hear from our Board of Directors
We have open board positions. Please contact [email protected] or see the full post for more information. If you are interested in joining one of our board meetings to hear more about what is going on, please contact [email protected] SCI Related Information
Outside Organizational updates – 180 Medical Scholarship Program At 180 Medical, we believe in empowering students who have overcome medical challenges to pursue their educational goals. Our annual scholarship program awards seven $1,000 scholarships to full-time college students living with conditions such as spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, neurogenic bladder, or an ostomy. We also offer a caregiver scholarship for students who provide unpaid care for a loved one. Applications are accepted from January 1 to June 1 each year. Learn more and apply at 180Medical.com/Scholarships. https://www.180medical.com/caregiver-scholarship/ Need a PCA? Have you heard of the PCA college job corp's? View the flyer to find out more information Want to stay in the loop? |
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