Ricky Palermo's Golf Tournament To Cure Paralysis











We would like to thank all our volunteers, participants and sponsors, especially Terry Hills, GCC, Total Sports Experience of Rochester, and Batavia City Schools for another successful year of fundraising

  The Ricky Palermo Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money and       awareness for The Miami Project which is researching a cure for paralysis. The foundation is also dedicated to helping local community members deal with their paralysis.

"Exciting news from the Miami Project! The Food and Drug Administration has allowed the Miami Project to begin human testing use SCHWAN CELLS! Schwan Cells are extracted from the patients own body and after an incubation period of about 40 days, they are reintroduced into the same patient's damaged spinal chord. They are important because there is a minimal rejection rate by the patient's body." ~Ricky Palermo

Visit The Miami Project Announcement for more information.

 "Our donations are being used from the beginning of the spinal cord injury, all the way through
  their recovery" Said Palermo. (Batavia Daily News, Pg A-8 7/17/2010) Money goes to four   important sources:
 -United Memorial Medical Center's Emergency Room: to stabilize patients
 -Strong Memorial Hospital's Spinal Unit: to help patients recuperate from surgery if needed
 -Genesee County YMCA's Bike Program: to help patients rebuild muscles and stay in shape
 -The Miami Project: for research to cure paralysis
   - Two individuals, Kevin Everett, a former Buffalo Bills Player, and Jorge Valdez, a
  Cirque de Soleil performer, were both paralyzed, but are both walking today because of a   hypothermia treatment invented at the Miami Project, which is pending FDA approval for clinical   trials.


Ricky Palermo


  • Born:1960 in Batavia
  • School:Byron Bergen High class of 1979
  • Date of Injury:1981
  • Injury:Dislocated spine at the C5/6 level
  • Money raised to date:$710,000