ThinkFirst Celebrates 25 years! 1986-2011

Trish Gaca and her husband, John, have been long-time friends of ThinkFirst VIP speaker and Board member Dale Spencer, who incurred a spinal cord injury due to a fall during his college years at Northern Illinois University. "I kind of had the marathon in the back of my mind, but would never have done it this year if I wasn't asked by Dale. If you are thinking of running, please consider doing it on behalf of ThinkFirst. Not only do I have 2 friends that have had an accident that have left them paralyzed and are very passionate about this, but I have 5 wild and crazy boys ranging in age from 18 to 2 years old and the thought of keeping them safe is a constant weight on my shoulders! I really respect and appreciate what ThinkFirst stands for and have started using examples when addressing my boys during everyday play to 'Think First!' They are starting to understand the importance of making safer choices and I really owe that to this experience. I have done some monetary things in the past to help different charities, but never have I done something like this and it really feels good, so thank you for allowing me to represent your foundation. I hope that it helps!"