They Will Surf Again in October

October 22nd!!
Life Rolls On's They Will Surf Again program and Wheels 2 Water have teamed up to put on a huge disabled surfing event next month. Set for October 22nd at Bolsa Chica Tower 21 (in Huntington Beach), this TWSA/W2W event is sure to attract dozens of surfers and volunteers alike.

Life Rolls On will be giving away a "Jesse Billauer Model" Channel Islands surfboard to one lucky attendee. You must pre-register for this event to qualify for the surfboard. Winner will be chosen by drawing, no donation or purchase necessary to win. Winner of the board must be a participating quad/para surfer.

> Sign up today in you are interested

> Read official press release (PDF)

National Call-In-Day (We need your help!)

Support the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act
On Wednesday, October 19th, paralysis organizations around the country will be conducting a National Call-In Day to Members of Congress to get the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act (CRPA) S.828, H.R. 1554 passed. The bill would provide more funding to the NIH for spinal cord injury research and quality of life programs. Mark your calendars for October 19th and call (202) 224-3121. Give the operator your home state and they will connect you to your Representative's office. Reach our to Members of Congress and ask them to support the CRPA.

> Read an overview of H.R. 1554

> Read the full details of the bill (PDF)

"Filling Superman's Shoes"

Article mentions LRO Founder Jesse Billauer
Cody Unser, Brooke Ellison and Jesse Billauer rally to carry the torch of the late Christopher Reeve.

> Read the article here

> View photos

Samoa Auction

Proceeds to benefit LRO
Coming soon, Life Rolls On will auction off a trip for two to Salani Surf Resort in Samoa, courtesy of Charlie  Christiansen and Waterways Travel. Details will be available when the auction is announced.

MySpace

Life Rolls On 9th out of 5,146
With 2480 members on MySpace, the Life Rolls On group has finally arrived in the Top 10 list. All you MySpace members, be sure to join the group today.

Cardiff Library Event

Life Rolls On supports Literary Awareness event
San Diego County Library and National Teen Read Week present an after-school teen program at the Cardiff Library located at 2081 Newcastle Avenue. Jesse Billauer will speak about Life With a spinal cord injury. Program starts at 3:30pm, for more information contact 760-753-4027. Open to the public.

Casey Martin Awards 2005

Nike received the most applications ever!
November 2nd at Nike headquarters, the 2005 Casey Martin Award winner will be crowned. From what we've heard, there are some amazing people in the running for this year's award. Even those that do not win, are all heroes in our book. 2004 Casey Martin Award winner Jesse Billauer will be on hand to pass on the torch.

Streaming Video Up and Running

New content available
Thanks to Nine Systems of San Diego, we are pround to announce the release of a new streaming video content on the LRO website. More content to come soon, but for now you can check out the following videos:

> "Jesse's Story Trailer"

> Life Rolls On intro video

> Motivational speaking

> Adaptive surfing: Tavarua (link at bottom of page)

MyLRO

Memberships coming soon for Life Rolls On Foundation
In the next few months we are excited to announce the unveiling of annual memberships to Life Rolls On. Through partnerships with different companies, your annual memberhsip support of Life Rolls On will provide not only continuous support of the LRO programs such as They Will Surf Again, but in exchange, LRO members will receive various items from our partners (including magazine subscriptions, clothing, stickers, and more). MyLRO will range from basic student memberships to family and corporate memberships. Details coming soon.

Companies interested in participating in the MyLRO program, please respond to this email and a representative of Life Rolls On will contact you.

Image of the Month:

Inspired by the progress adaptive surfer Jesse Billauer has made with his equipment, Channel Islands Surfboards has announced the release of a special adaptive surfboard. Now others around the world can ride similar boards custom made to their specifications.

> Channel Islands website

LRO Calendar:

National Call In Day (10/19)

TWSA Bolsa Chica (10/22)

Samoa Auction (Soon)

Cardiff Library Teen Read Week (10/26 3:30pm)

Casey Martin Awards (11/02/)

Cape May, New Jersey LRO Golf Tournament (9/30/2006)

Fun Website Features:

>  Check out the new revolving banner on the Life Rolls On website. Hit refresh a few times to view different banners
>  LRO Message Board
>  Media/Press Room
>  Documentary Trailer
>  SCI Quiz
>  Motivational Video

*** IMPORTANT ***
Update your Address:

If you did not receive a copy of the invitation to the 2005 events, we must have your address wrong! Please visit this page and re-enter your updated information.

Thank you!
- LRO

Feedback of the Month:

"Hi, my name is Maryanne, I'm a 21 year old University student from St. John's Newfoundland (the most eastern point of Canada). I was really touched by the story and the fact you never gave up, and are working towards something great like this foundation. I just want to say that I think you guys are going a wonderful thing here and wish all the best to you and the foundation for the future."