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KBF Grant Recipient and ride participant Greg Durso gives back to the Kelly Brush Foundation in a big way! At a private wine release party on Long Island, New York, over $1,500 was raised for the Kelly Brush Foundation.  The event started as a celebration for friends and family of host, Gaurav Prasad.   Held […]

A fairly new organization, Wheelchair Vermont, is planning its first of what will likely be many events to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries and people living in wheelchairs.  Run by people in wheelchairs living in Vermont, Wheelchair Vermont’s mission is to stay informed through one another and for one another in the areas of sport, […]

This past weekend Kelly Brush Davisson earned her Masters in Nursing from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, making her a family nurse practitioner.  Congratulations, Kelly!  Kelly has worked extremely hard in her program to earn first her nursing degree and now her Masters in Nursing, no small accomplishment.   Kelly and her husband, Zeke, are […]

CBS, the NCAA, and Buick annually showcase former NCAA athletes who have made a difference through their charitable foundations during the NCAA Basketball Tournament, March Madness.   As you can guess, our very own Kelly Brush Davisson, has been chosen as one of only four athletes that were featured in the 2013 “Buick Human Highlight Reel”.   […]

Dear Kelly Brush and the Kelly Brush Foundation, Thank you for the support you have and continue to offer to those affected by a Spinal Cord Injury.  Your story was well done by CBS this month. Thank you specifically for the support you have shown me in helping me get my own Nissan Mono Ski […]

As you’ve likely heard or read by now, Kelly Brush Davisson and the Kelly Brush Foundation have been chosen to be featured on CBS Sports during the final four tournament of men’s NCAA Division I Basketball.  The nationally broadcast half hour show will feature six individuals, all former NCAA athletes, who have started charitable organizations.  […]

If you’re a fan of college basketball and you’ve started watching the NCAA “March Madness” tournament on CBS sports you may have caught the snippet at the bottom of the screen showing a familiar looking monoskier. Yes, that is Kelly!    CBS, the NCAA, and Buick showcase six former NCAA athletes who have created charitable […]

Kelly Brush Davisson was recently a panelist at Middlebury College’s Homecoming Panel on Sports for Development and Peace.  Here is the video Middlebury put together in preparation for this panel.  In it, Kelly talks about her accident, her drive to continue as an athlete, and the formation of the Kelly Brush Foundation.  

One of the requirements of the Kelly Brush Foundation Ski Racing Safety Grant program is that any courses awarded funding by the KBF be homologated.  This requirement has had the benefit of encouraging several mountains to go through the homologation process to make their courses safer for all racers.  We are encouraged by these developments […]