Life can change in a second... and Stephen Murray knows that better than anybody... On the morning of June 22, 2007, Stephen was one of the best BMX'ers in the world. By the end of the day, he was paralyzed from the shoulders down - suffering a catastrophic fall while competing in BMX Dirt finals at the Baltimore stop of the Dew Tour. Following this injury that was felt throughout the action sports community and spearheaded by Founder Aaron Cooke, the Athlete Recovery Fund (ARF) was born - providing professional athletes in BMX, FMX and Skateboarding with medical guidance and financial support for rehabilitation and long-term care.
Action sports superstars including Ryan Sheckler, Dave Mirra and Mike Spinner, recently teamed up to help Ball Park Franks create a video to benefit ARF. The video paints a picture of the assistance ARF provides to injured athletes like Stephen Murray and 19-year-old Craig Mast, who was injured last month in Portland while competing at the Dew Tour (and has since recovered with the help of ARF).
To show its support for the action sports community, Ball Park will donate $1 for every person that watches the video below - up to $100,000 dollars!
Go to SupportARF.com for more videos.
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