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Stephen Murray Benefit Jam Dates: 7/7 Location: Perris, CA Official Site: http://www.lat34.com/bmx/stephen_murray_updates/ Sport: BMX Details: BMX Rider Stephen Murray is a professional bmx dirt jumper who is well known for his amazing tricks like double back flips, 360 back flips, turndown back flips and so much more. Murray has suffered a devastating spinal injury and could use help from the action sports community. On Friday June 22nd at the AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Finals in Baltimore, MD, Murray took a horrific fall on the final set of the dirt section while sending a double back flip. Stephen has received career ending injuries to his spinal cord and vertebrae. On Wednesday July 4th and again on Saturday July 7th The Compound in Perris, CA will be holding a Stephen Murray Benefit Jam from from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM both days. There will be a $10.00 entry fee donation with all money made at the Compound these two days going straight to the Stephen Murray Family Fund. There will be raffles with sponsor packages being added. There will also be a huge professional firewords display on July 4th provided by the fairgrounds. Stephen Murray came to the United States from New Castle Great Britain over 10 years ago with a dream of riding with the best athletes in the sport. He came over here originally as a BMX racer but quickly took to Dirt Jumping and Freestyle in the scene of Huntington Beach and Sheep Hills. 2001 and 2002 marked the biggest year for Stephen Murray of his career. He won the Gold Medal in Dirt Jumping at X Games and back to back wins at the Gravity Games, the two biggest contests at the time. Unlike major professional sports which have unions that provide funds to athletes who are injured, BMX has nothing like this. BMX however is much more like a family than any other sport. Now is the time we need to reach out and support one of our family members like never before. The injuries that Stephen sustained will affect him for the rest of his life. Medical bills alone can reach astronomical dollar amounts. As a BMX community we have the power to help him. Stephen is 27 years old and the financial provider for a wife and two young children. This message has the potential to reach millions. Even if you are only able to donate $1 if we did it all together we can accomplish a great deal. This is for real, this is an opportunity to help out one of the most loved riders in BMX. Please find it in your hearts to contribute any dollar amount that you can and say a prayer for Stephen Murray and his family in this difficult time. Here are ways you can contribute: Email StephenMurrayFund@hotmail.com with the dollar amount you would like to contribute. You will then receive an email back with the invoice that leads you directly to a Pay Pal Secure account where you can pay by credit card or bank account number. Mail a check payable to Stephen Murray Family Fund: 92 Corporate Park Ste. C #171 Irvine, CA 92606 Make a bank deposit or wire funds directly to: Stephen Murray Family Fund Bank of America 4500 Barranca Parkway Irvine, CA 92614 Routing # 121000358 Account # 1015867459 Address The Compound 18700 Lake Perris Drive Perris, CA 92571 http://www.dacompound.com Flyer: |
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