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Flanked by members of The Gerry Bertier #42 Foundation, former football coach Bill Yoast (holding check, left), who was portrayed in the film “Remember the Titans” and Buck Sutton (holding check , center), executive director, The Gerry Bertier #42 Foundation, present Dr. William McKinley, director, VCU Spinal Cord Injury Program, with a check for $40,000 on Nov. 1.

The Gerry Bertier #42 Foundation, named in honor of a star high school athlete portrayed in “Remember the Titans” who suffered a spinal cord injury and later became an advocate for people with disabilities, donates annual proceeds to further the cause of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation and research at VCU to support clinical, educational and research activities.

“The organization’s contributions over the years have helped to enhance hope, function and quality of life for individuals with SCI, specifically to support state-of-the-art technology, clinical care and national dissemination of SCI scholarly activities by VCU,” said McKinley.

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