{"id":53,"date":"2026-10-29T23:12:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/?p=53"},"modified":"2026-10-29T23:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:37:23","slug":"supporting-norcal-sci-and-the-community-around-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/?p=53","title":{"rendered":"Supporting NorCal SCI and the Community Around Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been a while since my last update here\u2014December 2024! I wanted to share a little about an organization I\u2019ve been supporting and a place that has become an important part of my own recovery journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been donating to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/norcalsci.org\/\">NorCal SCI<\/a>, which does an excellent job of supporting people with spinal cord injuries, especially those who are newly injured. Having people to turn to for help, encouragement, and guidance can mean so much when life suddenly changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve also been going to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sci-fit.org\/\">SCI-FIT<\/a>, which provides exercise and activity-based therapy for people living with spinal cord injuries and other neurological conditions. Before I started going there, I didn\u2019t know where I could exercise safely. Finding SCI-FIT made a big difference for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team there is amazing. They help me work hard, encourage me along the way, and somehow make exercising fun! It\u2019s also been wonderful to see so many people facing different challenges, working hard toward their own recovery. Their effort and determination encourage me to keep going, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, NorCal SCI shared a video highlighting what they\u2019ve accomplished this year. Truly amazing stuff! I wanted to share it here so you can see the work I\u2019m so happy to support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jOfZkNyVNmM\">Watch the NorCal SCI Inspire 2026 video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If their work speaks to you and you\u2019d like to help, you can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/norcalsci.networkforgood.com\/\">donate directly to NorCal SCI here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to everyone at NorCal SCI and SCI-FIT, and to the people who show up, work hard, and encourage one another. I\u2019m grateful to be part of this community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a while since my last update here\u2014December 2024! I wanted to share a little about an organization I\u2019ve been supporting and a place that has become an important part of my own recovery journey. I\u2019ve been donating to&nbsp;NorCal SCI, which does an excellent job of supporting people with spinal cord injuries, especially those\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/?p=53\">Read More: Supporting NorCal SCI and the Community Around Us &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55,"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onozawafoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}