Thu, Sep 14
|Safety Harbor
Tighten The Drag Foundation KickOff Party & Capts Meeting
Come hang out with us, network with fellow anglers & Capts, meet our Injured families and purchase TTDF Tournament Gear!
Time & Location
Sep 14, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Safety Harbor, 105 N Bayshore Dr, Safety Harbor, FL 34695, USA
About The Event
Come join us as we kick off the Fall Inshore Slam for 2023! Register your team, pick up some Tighten tournament gear, meet our Injured Anglers as well as other Capts and anglers competing for prizes and Leader Board bragging rights. Parking in Marina lot on Vets Memorial or Resort parking and go through hotel to pool terrace. Call 813-743-2827 for additional info.
Mission Statement:
To extend the OPPORTUNITY for recovery and a better quality of life for FLORIDA residents who have suffered
a life changing paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury as a result of a catastrophic accident.
Spinal Cord Injuries
The average newly injured person with a spinal cord injury will incur 1 million dollars in medical costs in their first year. If you are injured at age 25, your estimated lifetime costs will exceed 5 million dollars. The average yearly medical costs after the first year can average $50,000-$100,000 depending on the level of injury.
There are approximately 17,500 new spinal cord injuries in the US every year. There are over a half million people living with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in the United States.
Every 38 minutes in our country, a person becomes paralyzed. Vehicle accidents are the leading cause, with Falls being the second leading cause.
Sports related injuries are less than 10% of all spinal cord injuries but of the 10%, diving accidents account for 7%.
There are over 5.6 million people in the US living with some type of Paralysis caused by Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer,
Spinal Cord Injury, Transverse Myelitis and other nervous system disorders. Roughly 1 in 50 people.
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