Events

Brain Injury Symposium of Mid-Michigan

Origami is proud to once again be the title sponsor for the 6th Annual Brain Injury Symposium of Mid-Michigan held on Thursday, June 7th, 2012 at the Eagle Eye Banquet Center in East Lansing, MI. The Brain Injury Symposium of Mid-Michigan addresses the current topics in TBI rehabilitation. 

For more information about this event please contact Jennifer Pascoe at 517.455.0264.

Origami "Haunted" 5K Run/Walk/Wheel

The 10th annual Origami 5K Run/Walk/Wheel will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2012. Registration will begin at 8 am and the race will start at 9 am. 

The top three male/female runners in each age group will medal. The top male and top female overall winners will medal as well. There will also be prizes for best costumes!

Event Course: the 5K course extends from road to wooded "spooky" groomed trails throughout Origami's 35 acre campus.

For more information about this event, please contact Jennifer Pascoe at 517.455.0264.

Click here to view the 2011 race results.

Heads Up for Safety

Heads Up for Safety is a prevention event that offers free bike helmets to the first 500 kids in attendance.  The focus is on helmet safety and prevention of brain injuries. Community partners including Sinas Dramis Law Firm, ABC 53, WFMK 99.1FM, & Michigan Association for Justice, contribute to the success of this event. To date, Head's Up has distributed over 3,500 helmets to Lansing area kids.

This event was once again be held at the Marshall Street Fire Station on the corner of Oakland and Marshall St. in Lansing on May 21, 2011. 

For more information about this event please contact Teri Lynne at 517.394.7500.

Speech Night

The 2011 Speech Night was held on March 10, 2011 at the Forest Conference Center - Peckham, Inc. 3510 Capitol City Blvd., Lansing, MI 48906 (by the Lansing airport).  Speech Night is an evening of personal speeches presented by survivors of brain injury and their family members.

 The goal of Speech Night is to:

  • educate the community about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and personal experiences with TBI
  • increase survivors and significant others' awareness and acceptance of TBI related deficits
  • provide the opportunity for survivors to listen to each other's experiences and discover they are not alone
  • allow survivors and significant others time to celebrate the hard work and success made through rehabilitation and a new beginning