KBF Blog

Reflections on 2014 | It has been an incredible year here at the Kelly Brush Foundation: new collaborations and partnerships, a record grant cycle, new events, new friends, new experiences and the continued success of our Century Ride. New collaborations | We partnered with Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital of Boston and their Spaulding Adaptive Sports Centers on a pilot program […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leslie Wright, 802-846-5298 or [email protected] KELLY BRUSH FOUNDATION NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ZEKE DAVISSON TAKES THE HELM OF THE GROWING NONPROFIT BURLINGTON, Vt. (Oct. 30, 2014) The Kelly Brush Foundation announced Zeke Davisson has been named executive director of the nonprofit devoted to conquering the challenges of paralysis through adaptive sports and […]

The Kelly Brush Foundation has teamed up with Amazon.com through AmazonSmile.  If you use the link below to make your Amazon purchases, Amazon will donate 0.5% of each purchase you make on Amazon to the Kelly Brush Foundation.  It’s important that you use this link though!  So please click on it and then once there […]

Hints for Distance Riding Success! By Ian Buchanan Fit Werx, Road & Triathlon Cycling Specialists   If you have not ridden much distance or ridden with a big group, riding in an event like the Kelly Brush Ride can feel overwhelming at first.  However, you need not be worried!   If you ride your bike regularly […]

Bike Maintenance Basics  By Ian Buchanan Bicycles have come a long way over the past few decades.  From lightweight alloys to titanium and carbon fiber, today’s bicycles are significantly lighter and more responsive than those from not that long ago.  Advancements ranging from index shifting to dual pivot and now disc brakes have helped today’s […]

Many thanks to all of the committee, sponsors, and supporters who spread the word and came out to the KBF’s first ever Boston event last Thursday evening.  With nearly 200 people registered, the Foundation couldn’t be more pleased with the outpouring of support.  Not only did we raise nearly $55,000 at the event, we perhaps […]

KBF Board member and longtime supporter, Don Rendall, sent us this photo taken this morning in Jackson, Wyoming.  Don ran into Greg Durso, a KBF grant recipient, while both were vacationing and skiing at Jackson Hole.  When Don walked into the restaurant for breakfast with his family before heading home he noticed a young man sporting […]