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Racers and pacers get ready for the Floppin’ Flounder 5K, a run held on Sullivan’s Island. Left to right: Joey Gillam with his daughter, Callie; D.J. Rhodes with his son, Charlie; Sean Glassberg with racer Dori Reafler; and, on the bike, Jake Glassberg, Sean’s son.


them to live even a fraction of what most people would consider a “normal” life. In 2011, Glassberg raised enough money for a running chair for a young girl with cerebral palsy who was a student at Pattison’s Academy in Charleston. Tis first foray into racing and pacing convinced him to establish a charitable foundation to fund the purchase of more of the expensive running chairs, ranging in price from around $1,300 for a basic chair to as much as $2,800 for a custom chair built to meet the unique needs of an individual runner. “Standard wheelchairs simply won’t work,” he said.


“Tey’re uncomfortable for the runners, and they’re very dif- ficult for the pacers who do all the pushing.” So far, Racers for Pacers has handed out eight chairs to


local runners, with one more on the way. Te chairs are given to the runners’ families with only one string attached:


Each runner must agree to run three to six miles a week and participate in 5K and 10K runs four times each year. For Glassberg, Racers for Pacers is a mission. He’s work- ing with the Charleston County School District to get the word out and find kids who could benefit, and he’s enlisted businesses such as SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar to donate a portion of their proceeds to the cause. Raising money is always a requisite for not-for-profits,


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but over and above donations – which can be made at racersforpacers.org – his wish is for people throughout the Lowcountry to come out to events “to see us racing and to come up and say hello.” “We want everyone to know what we are doing and


who we are and to learn firsthand what racing means to kids who can’t be a part of a mainstream sports competi- tion on their own,” he said.


Have you or anyone close to you suffered a head injury? Te Trident Head Injury Support Group (THISG) is here for you!


1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Suite 6 (HASCI offices) Charleston, SC 29407


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(843) 852-5550 (843) 881-1214


Dinner and meetings held from 6:30-8:30PM the 1st Tuesday of every month. Survivors & Caregivers are welcome!


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