“Raise a Glass for a Cure” Wine Reception at Social Restaurant + Wine Bar
On Wednesday, June 25th, the first Charleston Chapter Buoniconti Fund wine reception was hosted at Social Restaurant + Wine Bar on East Bay Street. In 1985, Barth A. Green, M.D. and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti helped found The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis after Nick’s son, Marc, sustained a spinal cord injury during a Citadel football game.
The crowd was light for the first hour, so I took the opportunity to learn more about the organization. Denise and I chatted about how she became involved with the Buoniconti Fund and she told me her heart-wrenching story about how she was hit by a drunk driver and parlayed from the neck down. Thinking that she would never walk or just function that way she use too, she heard about the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis during her rehabilitation treatment and regained hope. Just to let you know, Denise does not use a wheelchair and is literally a walking miracle. As guests got their fill of drink and food, John Stephens, volunteer regional director of the Charleston Chapter, spoke to the guests and shared a video highlighting the lives of some people with spinal cord injuries who are associated with the cause. A few of these individuals were in the crowd as well and thanked the Buoniconti Fund for their support and continued efforts to raise awareness. More than $7,000 was raised for research efforts at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the world’s largest spinal cord injury research center located at the University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine. The Charleston Chapter of The Buoniconti Fund is one of our many volunteer chapters throughout the country.
