Retreat & Refresh Stroke Camp, with support from Petersen Healthcare, the Illinois Neurological Institute (INI) and the Pilot Club of Peoria, is teaming up with the Peoria Chiefs to raise awareness about stroke and honor stroke survivors during the June 26 game at O’Brien Field. Stroke survivors from throughout the state will be in attendance.

Peoria Chiefs vs. Kane County Cougars
O’Brien Field

Game Time: 1:00 PM

The Retreat & Refresh Stroke Camp team recently visited area schools, educating approximately 400 fifth graders about stroke and holding a poster contest. The students were asked to create educational posters with the grand prize winner, Michael Mattern from Germantown Hills Middle School, earning the right to arrive at centerfield via Life Flight helicopter (courtesy of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center) to deliver the game ball.

For the first time in central Illinois, Genentech, INI and Retreat & Refresh Stroke Camp will be presenting The MEGA Brain™, the world’s only portable, inflatable, walk-through brain exhibit.  The MEGA Brain lets visitors step inside the human brain, learn about the various structures and normal brain function, observe examples of brain trauma and disease, and view displays explaining some of the latest neurological medical treatments.

Tickets for the game can be purchased by calling the Stroke Camp office at 309-688-5450. A portion of the ticket sales purchased through the Stroke Camp office will be donated to the camp. Tickets can be picked up the day of the game at the stroke camp table at O’Brien Field.

The Illinois Neurological Institute is sponsoring the September 9-11, 2011 stroke camp at Menno Haven, Tiskilwa, IL. The Retreat and Refresh Stroke Camp is a weekend camping experience for stroke survivors and their caregivers. For more information about the camp, contact Marylee Nunley or Larry Schaer at 309-688-5450.