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Fall 2014 Inshore SLAM Highlights

Click here for 2014 Photos from Fall Fishing event

Team Slade 'Em

First Place

 

Lady Angler 1st Place

Mary Kater

Team Minnows & Monsters 

 

 

Junior Division 

1st Place

Anthony Mingo 

Team Fubar

 

Team Green Gator Landscape

2nd Place

 

Team Minnows & Monsters

3rd Place

 

Kayak Division 1st Place

Hosea Benson / UltraSkiff

 

Winning Captain

Capt Joel Brandenburg 

AnaBanana Fishing Co

Mission Statement:

To extend the OPPORTUNITY for recovery and a better quality of life for FLORIDA residents who have suffered 

a life changing paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury as a result of a catastrophic accident. 

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Spinal Cord Injuries

The average newly injured person with a spinal cord injury will incur 1 million dollars in medical costs in their first year. If you are injured at age 25, your estimated lifetime costs will exceed 5 million dollars.  The average yearly medical costs after the first year can average $50,000-$100,000 depending on the level of injury. 

​ There are approximately 17,500 new spinal cord injuries in the US every year. There are over a half million people living with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in the United States.

Every 38 minutes in our country, a person becomes paralyzed. Vehicle accidents are the leading cause, with Falls being the second leading cause.

Sports related injuries are less than 10% of all spinal cord injuries but of the 10%, diving accidents account for 7%. 

There are over 5.6 million people in the US living with some type of Paralysis caused by Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer,

Spinal Cord Injury, Transverse Myelitis and other nervous system disorders. Roughly 1 in 50 people.

 

 

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