River_Rat_459
08-25-2012, 22:46
A little disclosure before I get into this post: most of you who know me know that my son was born with a form of cerebral palsy called spastic diplegia. Basically, it makes his mobility difficult and his fine motor skills (i.e. writing, grasping a pen/pencil) are minimal at best. Of the things he cannot do himself, tying his own shoes is one of them.
This is a very simple request. I'm asking all of you out there (including non-members who can read our forums publicly), to read about this effort and consider getting behind it. All it takes is a simple Twitter tweet. If you don't have a Twitter account, please consider sharing this on your Facebook or Google+ page (or give it to someone who has one).
Please see the first source link as well. It has some good info.
BTW, I'm on Twitter at @River_Rat_459 (https://twitter.com/River_Rat_459).
Viral Letter Asks Nike for Cerebral Palsy Shoe Line
August 8, 2012 by Matt Petronzio
Sixteen-year-old Matthew Walzer’s heartfelt letter to Nike’s CEO, Mark Parker, is quickly spreading across Twitter through the hashtag campaign #NikeLetter. Walzer posted the letter on his blog Tuesday afternoon, hoping to make Parker aware of a “great need” for supportive, easily-fastened shoes for people with cerebral palsy.
Walzer was born two months premature, and when he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the country’s top doctors told his parents that he would never be able to walk. Against all odds, Walzer can walk with the aid of crutches and his Nike basketball sneakers, which provide ample ankle support.
But Walzer has flexibility in only one of his hands, explaining that cerebral palsy stiffens the body’s muscles. As a result, he needs someone else to tie his shoes for him.
“I am always searching the web for any type of shoe brand that makes athletic shoes that provide good support, are self-lacing and are made for everyday wear or for playing sports,” Walzer writes. “I hope that…Nike will consider being the forerunner in producing athletic shoes that will make [a] difference in the quality of so many lives.”
Matt Halfhill, of the shoe blog Nice Kicks, wants to make sure that Parker sees Walzer’s letter. He said that for every retweet of this post, containing a video of Halfhill explaining the campaign, Nice Kicks will send an orange postcard addressed to Parker with a link to Walzer’s letter.
http://youtu.be/L5YG6a1-LNY
SOURCES: http://mashable.com/2012/08/08/twitter-nikeletter-campaign/
http://www.nicekicks.com/2012/08/nikeletter/
This is a very simple request. I'm asking all of you out there (including non-members who can read our forums publicly), to read about this effort and consider getting behind it. All it takes is a simple Twitter tweet. If you don't have a Twitter account, please consider sharing this on your Facebook or Google+ page (or give it to someone who has one).
Please see the first source link as well. It has some good info.
BTW, I'm on Twitter at @River_Rat_459 (https://twitter.com/River_Rat_459).
Viral Letter Asks Nike for Cerebral Palsy Shoe Line
August 8, 2012 by Matt Petronzio
Sixteen-year-old Matthew Walzer’s heartfelt letter to Nike’s CEO, Mark Parker, is quickly spreading across Twitter through the hashtag campaign #NikeLetter. Walzer posted the letter on his blog Tuesday afternoon, hoping to make Parker aware of a “great need” for supportive, easily-fastened shoes for people with cerebral palsy.
Walzer was born two months premature, and when he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the country’s top doctors told his parents that he would never be able to walk. Against all odds, Walzer can walk with the aid of crutches and his Nike basketball sneakers, which provide ample ankle support.
But Walzer has flexibility in only one of his hands, explaining that cerebral palsy stiffens the body’s muscles. As a result, he needs someone else to tie his shoes for him.
“I am always searching the web for any type of shoe brand that makes athletic shoes that provide good support, are self-lacing and are made for everyday wear or for playing sports,” Walzer writes. “I hope that…Nike will consider being the forerunner in producing athletic shoes that will make [a] difference in the quality of so many lives.”
Matt Halfhill, of the shoe blog Nice Kicks, wants to make sure that Parker sees Walzer’s letter. He said that for every retweet of this post, containing a video of Halfhill explaining the campaign, Nice Kicks will send an orange postcard addressed to Parker with a link to Walzer’s letter.
http://youtu.be/L5YG6a1-LNY
SOURCES: http://mashable.com/2012/08/08/twitter-nikeletter-campaign/
http://www.nicekicks.com/2012/08/nikeletter/