Honor Bowl features SoldierSocks: Helping Veterans Walk Again 

On September 5-6, the Honor Bowl SoCal Football Invitational will return to Oceanside with a two day event that has been touted as one of the strongest high school football lineups in the nation. Oceanside High School will be a host where fans will feast on a plethora of talent by storied football programs wanting to participate in this life changing event.

The Honor Bowl promotes athletic competition and sportsmanship while educating student athletes and communities with respect to the needs of our military veterans. Honor Bowl features 8 of the best high school football teams in the state.

The goal of the Honor Bowl is to educate our athletes and communities about the needs of our military veterans and meet these needs with awareness and fundraising plans. This year, the Honor Group has chosen to partner with SoldierSocks which is committed to helping service members take their next steps through either their pursuit of higher education and job training or enabling them to stand and walk again.

One of SoldierSocks’ goals is to raise funds to purchase ‘Ekso’ units to be donated to United States Veterans who were paralyzed as a result of injuries sustained during their tour(s) in the War on Terror (Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn). Each paralyzed Veteran receives less than $2700 per month from the government as compensation for their injury and they want to help alleviate the financial strain a purchase like an Ekso-suit can put on a family.

EksoTM is a bionic suit, or exoskeleton, which enables individuals with lower extremity paralysis to stand up and walk over ground with a weight bearing, four point reciprocal gait. Walking is achieved by the user’s forward lateral weight shift to initiate a step. Battery-powered motors drive the legs and replace neuromuscular function.

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Published: September 2, 2014
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