Making Great Strides for Cerebral Palsy
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Many people are told to stand tall in the face of serious illness. Neil Sauter took the phrase literally. The 25-year-old college instructor just completed a walk across the state of Michigan — on stilts — to raise funds for United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan.
Sauter, who suffers from a mild case of cerebral palsy that causes his ankles to turn inward, walked 830 miles and raised $64,000 in direct and matching grants, which will be used to purchase wheelchairs for others with the disorder.
"If I can use stilts to get all the way across Michigan, imagine what someone who needs a wheelchair can do if they have it," he said.
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