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Nebraska State Stroke Association
Sunday, May 15, 2011
By: Taryn Fort
Nebraska State Stroke Association
Non-profit organization
The Nebraska State Stroke
Association (formerly the Nebraska Stroke Foundation) is one of the
nation's earliest nonprofit organizations that focused on stroke and stroke
prevention. Karyl Newman founded the organization in 1985 after her husband,
Dr. Charles Newman, had a massive stroke on September, 6, 1984 and died five
days later. She used the donations received in his memory to bring her concept
to life – that the number and/or severity of strokes could be reduced if
Nebraskans knew more about stroke and the risks and warning signs.
The first meeting for the organization was held in Karyl's home, which
served as headquarters for a number of years. Incorporated in 1985, Karyl
served as Board President until the early 90's. In 1990, with increasing
success and growing support among healthcare providers, the Board hired it
first Executive Director and opened its first office.
Now located in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Nebraska State Stroke Association
provides all of its services at no charge. All donations received stay in
Nebraska working for Nebraskans. In the mid-1990s, the organization started Strike Out Stroke, an awareness-focused
baseball game. Learn more about the Nebraska
State Stroke Association.
National Stroke Association thanks the Nebraska
State Stroke Association for permission to use the name Strike Out Stroke at a May 15, 2011, awareness event with the
Colorado Rockies. Read more
about this event.
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