Gridiron Heroes to Award Wheelchair-Accessible Van to Family of Injured Athlete

Pine Tree High School Football Player Chris Sartor, who suffered catastrophic spinal cord injury in Longview, Texas, to receive assistance from spinal cord injury organization
 
Sept. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- Gridiron Heroes, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in San Antonio, will donate a wheelchair-accessible van to the family of Chris Sartor, a former Pine Tree High School (Longview, TX) football player who suffered a spinal cord injury on the field in 2011. This will be the first such vehicle for the Sartor family.

Funds for the van were raised through the ongoing Gridiron Heroes campaign Road Trip for Heroes (www.RoadTripHeroes.org), which lasts through the month of September. Dallas is the second stop on Road Trip, a 2,500 mile trek across Texas raising awareness and funds for the non-profit. Road Trip kicked off last week in San Antonio and includes stops in Austin and Houston next.

Southern Methodist University Head Football Coach June Jones, a longtime supporter of Gridiron Heroes and member of the Steering Committee for Road Trip for Heroes, is hosting a Dallas press conference at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of SMU.

In addition, Gridiron Heroes will be giving an update on the progress of the Road Trip.

Who: June Jones, Head Football Coach, Southern Methodist University

Brad Leland, Former Star of Emmy Award-winning Friday Night Lights

Eddie Canales, Co-Founder of Gridiron Heroes

Chris Canales, Co-Founder of Gridiron Heroes

What: Press Conference

When: Thursday, September 5, 2013 -- 3:00 p.m. CST

Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Southern Methodist University Campus



RSVP requested -Please RSVP to Burt@GridironHeroes.org or call at (702) 622-2275.
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