Spring is here! Stay tuned for our upcoming events.

Ricky Palermo Foundation

2024

Our first event this year, the Syracuse Dinner/Comedy Show was a HUGE success!

Plans are in the works for Spring, Summer, and Fall events.

We are exploring the possibility of hosting a dinner/comedy in the Buffalo area. Stay tuned for more information.

Our Soccer Clinic for kids will be held on Friday, July 19th.

The Annual Golf Tournament is Saturday, August 3rd.

Back by popular demand is our Fall Dinner/Comedy Show on Saturday, September 21st.

Go to EVENTS page for further information and registration for any of our events.

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.

Donate To Spinal Cord Research

Our mission is to raise funds and awareness for spinal cord injury research. In 27 years, we have donated $1.9 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.

OUR STORY