Join Us!

Thursday, October 6th, 2022 – 7pm ET
Location: WestEdge – 88 10th Avenue, New York 10011 (above Chelsea Market)

We are thrilled to be bringing the Cerebral Palsy Foundation (CPF) Annual Gala back to New York City to celebrate World Cerebral Palsy Day on October 6, 2022.

CPF’s mission is to be a catalyst for change for the 17 million people living with cerebral palsy around the world. We work to improve healthcare, education and make sure that individuals have access to the latest technology.

Proceeds from this years event will support CPF’s programs and life changing work. We are excited for you to join this not to be missed event.

Cerebral Palsy affects more than 17million people worldwide, there are millions of reasons to support the work that we do. Join the movement and help create awareness and action around cerebral palsy!

On October 6th we are asking our community and supporters to come together to celebrate and support those living with CP, embrace diversity and to help us create a more accessible and inclusive future in healthcare and education for everyone. Our programs have now reached more than 120,000 individuals and their families. Help us reach more!Every person living with cerebral palsy deserves a brighter future!

Thank you for making a difference today!

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Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
7:30PM ET
Virtual Online Event

We are taking our Annual Fundraising Gala virtual for the second year. Our communities health and safety is our top priority!

CPF’s mission is to be a catalyst for change for the 17 million people living with cerebral palsy around the world. We work to improve healthcare, education and make sure that individual shave access to the latest technology.

Proceeds from this years event will support CPF’s programs and life changing work. We are excited for you to join this not to be missed event.

Cerebral Palsy affects more than 17million people worldwide, there are millions of reasons to support the work that we do. Join the movement and help create awareness and action around cerebral palsy!

On November 17th we are asking our community and supporters to come together to celebrate and support those living with CP, embrace diversity and to help us create a more accessible and inclusive future in healthcare and education for everyone. Our programs have now reached more than 120,000individuals and their families. Help us reach more!Every person living with cerebral palsy deserves a brighter future!

Thank you for making a difference today!

Thank you to all of those who attended our Cerebral Palsy Foundation Annual Gala 2020!

Tuesday, Oct 6th, 2020
7PM ET
Virtual Online Event

This World CP Day October 6th we took our Annual Gala virtual.

CPF’s mission is to be a catalyst for change for the 17 million people living with cerebral palsy around the world. We work to improve healthcare, education and make sure that individuals have access to the latest technology.

Proceeds from this years event supported CPF’s programs and life changing work.

Cerebral Palsy Foundation is a catalyst for creating positive change for people with cerebral palsy.

What a difference a year (and a pandemic!) can make in our lives, and in the life of the world.

This year has been a time of reflection and an opportunity for all of us to rethink ‘how’ we do things. It has reinforced that people with cerebral palsy everywhere face the same challenges.

Our networks have had the difficult task of figuring out how to safely provide critical programs for the thousands of people that we serve. During this time we have successfully moved many of our life-changing programs online. Early Detection of CP and Early Interventions are now being done over telehealth- making sure no family or infant is left behind.

The start of the school year will also see Just Say Hi being offered in virtual classrooms across the country as students continue remote learning.

We need your help more than ever to ensure these programs reach every child and family across the US and the world. Please support generously and help us make a difference in the lives of people with CP everywhere.

Thank you for making a difference today!

Join us for a night of celebration, inclusion and innovation!

Monday, Oct 28th, 2019
6:30- 10:00 pm
West Edge
88 10th Ave

Join CPF as we celebrate both new and old partnerships that are accomplishing our goals in the areas of health, education, advocacy, design and technology.

The Cerebral Palsy Foundation is a catalyst for creating new possibilities for people with cerebral palsy. From our work improving earlier detection and diagnosis of CP, to our work promoting inclusion in the schools, and informing, connecting, and empowering parents and families – CPF is making a difference to improve lives every single day.

CPF’s networks of change form “research institutions without walls”. These networks are designed to identify big problems and connect together highly talented individuals and partners from a variety of disciplines, industries and perspectives.

This year we have seen our work lower the age of detection of cerebral palsy in multiple medical institutions across the U.S., evolve the way inclusion is implemented in schools, and transform healthcare for women with disabilities. Through our social media growth and community engagement, we are increasing understanding and acceptance of cerebral palsy with more than 120,000 followers and more than 75 million video views.

This event is particularly exciting as we showcase a new collaboration between Baekgaard USA, the FIT Master of Fine Arts Program and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Under the mentorship of Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, Hélène Kaufman and Jonathan KYLE Farmer, three students in the FIT Master of Fine Arts Program have designed a line of beautiful, accessible accessories – bags, wallets, and other innovative items – universally designed to empower all of us. Together we are launching a limited edition collection of accessories under the D4D label.

Be there to witness the introduction of this game-changer for people with disabilities – and anyone who loves fashion and innovation.

Help support the work and vision that is creating new possibilities in the world.

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Join us on Saturday, July 23 for a wonderful day of wine tasting, a vineyard tour and a picnic lunch at Macari Vineyards in Long Island! Transportation is available from Manhattan, or you can meet the group at the Vineyard. We look forward to seeing you there!

Saturday, July 23
9:30-10:00 am: Hampton Jitney departs from Bryant Park @ 6th Avenue

Noon: Arrival to Macari Vineyards in Mattituck, NY

Noon-1:00 pm: Vineyard Tour upon arrival

1:30-2:00 pm: Seated Tasting in VIP room

2:00 pm: Lunch served by Creative Courses Catering paired with Macari wines

3:00 pm: Barrel cellar tour and wine tasting from barrel

3:30-4 pm: Head back to the winery for an opportunity to purchase wine at a discount!

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For more information contact Rebecca at rebecca.lam@yourcpf.org or 212-520-1686

Tour is limited to 75 Guests and Bus Service from Manhattan can accommodate 54 Guests.

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Be a part of a very special evening as some of Denver’s well-known sports personalities launch our local chapter of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Come meet, mingle, and support work that’s changing the game for so many individuals with disabilities. Get a sneak peek of our new celebrity TV commercials. Join us at ViewHouse Centennial (7101 S. Clinton Street, Centennial, Colorado). And be part of the team!

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This Fall, CPF launched a competition for students of the Fashion Institute of Technology to design clothing that will transform the fashion experience for women with disabilities.

Our goal is to inspire designs that will spur innovation, insight and greater public awareness for the issues that people with disabilities face.

22 students submitted original design sketches for a collection of five daytime outfits—including both casual and business attire. Designs were critiqued on overall design, originality, and responsiveness to addressing the needs of women with physical disabilities.

Five semi-finalist were chosen to take their two of their ideas from sketches to run-way ready couture. and will be presented at a fashion Gala in the Spring of 2016.

Jurors for the competition included: Thom Browne, Designer; Andrew Bolton, Curator, The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Danielle Sheypuk, Ph.D., Media Commentator, Disability-Rights Advocate and Fashion Model and Andrea Dalzell, Ms. Wheelchair New York and Raw Beauty NY Model.

For ticket and sponsorship information for the Gala, please click the below image!

In November, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation introduced our new “Just Say Hi” campaign at a special event hosted at Condé Nast’s headquarters in One World Trade Center.

The intimate cocktail party featured an introduction by David Remnick, Editor-in-Chief of The New Yorker, who spoke about the impact of disabilities on individuals and the need to share and confront these challenges.

CPF’s CEO, Richard Ellenson, laid out the Foundation’s vision for the coming years, sharing initiatives such as “Transforming Healthcare for Women with Disabilities,” “Kinect-Personal Gesture Translation,” and research taking place at Johns Hopkins/Kennedy Krieger Institute to address inflammation of the brain in infants.

Five of the Foundation’s new “Just Say Hi” spots were showcased, including that of Chairman Emeritus, Paul A. Volcker, and NYC Commissioner for People with Disabilities, Victor Calise.

The highlight of the evening came as four individuals with CP spoke of the challenges they face every day in social situations and of the importance of the “Just Say Hi” message. The diversity of personalities, coupled with the similarity of the shared challenges, brought home the point in a way that resonated throughout the room.

Every day the Foundation works to advance the interventions and therapies that change lives for people with CP. But at events like this, when we get to hear the stories first hand, and get to hear them in the offices of an Editor whose stories truly change the world, the work feels even more compelling.

The evening ended with the Foundation’s Chair Lisa Baird capturing the importance of our work, and the financial contributions made by so many.

Thanks to all the passionate individuals who share our mission. And to the many celebrities who’ve contributed to the “Just Say Hi” campaign.

Early this month the foundation held its first annual “Transforming the Healthcare of Women with Disabilities” workshop. The purpose of this workshop was to bring together medical experts, health and disability leaders and national advocacy patient groups to provide input and expertise on critical healthcare policies, practices and solutions and design a long-term research agenda on best practice care guidelines.

The workshop is part of the Foundation’s larger Women’s Health Initiative, which is a collaborative network of nationally renowned medical institutions joining together to identify the barriers to better healthcare and begin to develop and implement new approaches.

The outcomes of the workshop were to review the findings from a national survey of women’s obstetrical, gynecological, and breast care and develop pilot research projects to be implemented in Year 2 related to each of the four focus areas.

“It was personally empowering to know that the result of our spirited discussions and projected research recommendations will empower women with disabilities everywhere to have greater control over their healthcare and be able to advocate for what they need to have a positive patient experience”

This effort is funded with the generous support of 100 Women in Hedge Funds and supported through a grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).