Go to our blog page to see Ricky and Annie featured in the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine Magazine.
Our first new event of this year (a cornhole tournament) was held on June 7, with 90 players competing for cash prizes, etc. Players traveled from as far away as Oneida, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo and other local towns.
Another new event was held on Sunday, September 28 in NYC., the eve of the Great Sports Legends Dinner. Guests enjoyed Hors d’oeuvres. drinks, and lots of laughs, while comedians Moody McCarthy and Pete Correale entertained. We are hoping to make this a yearly event.
These fun new events gave us the opportunity to raise even more money for spinal research and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
Check out our EVENTS page to see our complete list for 2026. Everyone is welcome to any or all of our fun events.
Ricky Palermo Foundation Updates of new events for 2025
We partner with businesses and organizations in our local community to host non profit events.
Your participation and donations fund spinal cord research.
That research directly affects the lives of those with spinal cord injuries.
Our mission is to raise funds and awareness for spinal cord injury research. In 28 years, we have raised and donated $2,000,000 million to our community and to research at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
$1,285,000 to The Miami Project
Over $215,000 to our local Batavia Hospital
Over $220,000 to our FES bike program at the local Batavia YMCA
Approximately $52,000 to the spinal wing at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY
We are so proud of what we have accomplished so far and won’t give up until we have a cure!
ABOUT
Founding Story
Over forty years ago, life as he knew it changed when Ricky Palermo was involved in an automobile accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Since then, with help from a close knit community of family and friends, Ricky has dedicated his life to the foundation that bears his name and finding a cure for spinal cord injuries.
We couldn’t do it without YOU
We wouldn’t be where we are today without the help we receive from our friends, family, and volunteers.
Meet the team
A special thanks to our partners otherwise known as our “team” in our local community, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and The Buoniconti Fund.
