1. There are more boys born with Cerebral Palsy than girls (for every 100 girls there are 135 boys)
2. About 1/2 of children with CP are born prematurely.
3. More than 1/2 of children with CP have bilateral spastic paraparesis (leg weakness)
4. About 1/3 of children with CP have hemiplegia (one side of the body paralyzed, as typically seen in adult stroke)
5. Stroke in a baby or child less than the age of 3 results in CP.
6. 1 in 9 people with CP have features of Autism.
7. 1 in 4 people with CP have epileptic seizures.
8. 6 out of 10 people with CP have normal or superior intelligence.
9. 1 in 11 children with CP are legally blind.
10. About 3 of 10 children with CP have severe learning disabilities.
11. 1 in 50 children with CP are deaf.
12. 1 in 20 children with CP have tremor and ataxia.
13. 1 in 3 children with CP cannot walk.
14. 1 in 4 children with CP cannot feed or dress themselves.
15. The incidence and prevalence of Cerebral Palsy is rising world wide, there are new treatments that must be tested to improve function and decrease the disability caused by CP. These include medications, regenerative techniques, physical and cognitive therapies, robotics, functional neuromuscular stimulation, bio-feedback and more.
United Cerebral Palsy Sarasota-Manatee, Inc. serves the community by providing a full array of beneficial services and resources to individuals with disabilities and their families and by advocating their full independence, productivity, and citizenship.
We also educate through public awareness, fund-raising efforts, dissemination of information and acquisition of resources.
Board of Directors
Barnett A. Greenberg, DBA, Chairperson
Members
Mark Famiglio – President
Wendy Mann Resnick – Executive Director
David Band
Howard Cobin
Shane Egan
Curt Eskew
Jody Feinroth
Joyce Hales
Linda Lederman Kirby
John Loria
Clive Lubner
Natalie Main
Elle McComb
Gavin Meshad
John Meshad
Rob Moffatt
Michael Outlaw
Susan Palmer
Rob Streitz
Brad Tremitiere
Mark Your
Calendar UCP Events
MARCH 7, 2010
“CHOCOLATE SUNDAE
AND THE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL”
Michael's On East
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 1 PM - 3:00 PM
Enjoy a “Tasting-style” event with over 25 regional and local chefs presenting their signature chocolate specialties for you to taste and savor.
Columbia Restaurant
12th Annual
Community Harvest
Help support UCP without spending any additional money out of your own pocket. And enjoy a great meal at the same time. By dining at any Columbia Restaurant during the month of September for lunch or dinner during the 12th Annual Columbia Restaurant Community Harvest program, Columbia Restaurant donates 5% of all guests’ lunch and dinner checks to the charitable organization (UCP) chosen by their customers during the entire month of September.
The Community Harvest will be in effect at the Columbia Restaurants in Tampa’s Ybor City, Sarasota, St. Augustine, The Pier in St. Petersburg, Sand Key on Clearwater Beach, Central Florida’s Town of Celebration, and at the new Columbia Café in the Tampa Bay History Center in Downtown Tampa.
Over the past eleven years, the Columbia Restaurant Community Harvest has donated over $923,000 to over 100 non-profit organizations throughout Florida.
Remember put a check next to UCP on ballot and the Columbia does the rest!
Proudly serving the communities of Sarasota - Manatee for over 25 years
PLATINUM SPONSORS
CIRCLE K CORPORATION
COMCAST OF WEST FLORIDA INC.
GOLD SPONSORS
Abel Band, Chartered Attorneys
and Counselors at Law
Herald Tribune Media Group
Michael’s On East
Polo Bar & Grill
Bobby & Wendy Mann Resnick
SARASOTA Magazine
WWSB ABC 7
SILVER SPONSORS
Chill Lounge Night
Doug Libertore
Menell Family Foundation
Jeff Roberti
Samoor Grotto
BRONZE SPONSORS
Dr. S. Preston & Deborah Clement
Gerrett Copeland
Harshman & Company, Inc.
Peter & Patricia Laughlin
Rooms To Go
The George Barrie Foundation
W.G. Mills