Wellness Symposium

September 7, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Location: 301 Greystone Blvd, Columbia, SC 29210

Catalyst Sports will be at our Wellness Symposium on September 7, 2024 and our 5k on September 28, 2024. They have a range of handcycles and recumbent trikes suitable for cyclists with spinal cord injuries.

For the symposium on September 7th, Catalyst Sports will bring bikes for people to test ride. If there are participants who would like to keep a bike on loan and use it for the race on Sep 28th, Catalyst Sports can fit them for a specific bike. These participants would need to be able to transport the bike home themselves and store it in a safe place until the event. They are quite long so not the easiest to transport but could fit in a large SUV with the seats down or a truck. If you are unable to transport the bike and want to use the bike for the 5K then Catalyst Sports will have one for you to use on September 28th.

If you are unable to attend the Wellness Symposium, you will still have an opportunity to try one as Catalyst Sports will have a booth at our September 28th 5K. They will provide bike demos for anyone who may like to try one that day.

There is an intake form that will help them to have the handcycles that will be needed. If you are unable to attend the Wellness Symposium and would like to use one of the bikes for 5K, please note this in the last section

Catalyst Sports asks certain questions because they have a grant from the Christopher Reeves Foundation to cover their travel and staff time. In return, they need to gather data on county and zipcode of SCI participants.

Catalyst Sports Intake Form

We are always looking for ideas about how to spread the word about spinal cord injury. If you or someone you know would like to join the SCI Awareness Month Team, please call (803) 252-2198 or email info@scspinalcord.org. Committee meetings start in January and meet each month leading up to September. Meetings are held online and last about an hour. We look forward to learning about YOUR ideas!

There are some SCI Awareness Month ribbons left (see picture above). If you would like a ribbon,
call (803) 252-2198 or email info@scspinalcord.org = with your name, address, and number of ribbons wanted (up to 4).