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February 17th, 2008

University of Houston student launches a foundation to raise funds for cerebral palsy research

In the Houston Chronicle, a feature about 24-year-old Jacob Zalewski, a guy with a big personality and big dreams. He’s hoping for a Hollywood screenwriting job, a celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas, a good-looking girlfriend who can help him on and off his motorized wheelchair. But Zalewski’s not wasting time while he waits for all that — he’s working hard on an event to raise awareness and research funds for cerebral palsy.

“My philosophy is, you make of life what it is,” he says. “I love myself. Not in a narcissistic way.”

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