Who are we?
The Be Perfect Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to provide direct financial and emotional aid to individuals living with paralysis. BP has changed the lives of hundreds of fathers, mothers, siblings, and friends with paralysis by helping to keep them in recovery by purchasing medical necessities and providing guidance and emotional support. Hal Hargrave Jr. created the Be Perfect Foundation in 2007, just a few months after he suffered a life-altering automobile accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After recognizing the limitations that insurance companies were putting on some of his friends dealing with paralysis, he resolved to do his part to help them recover.
What does the Be Perfect name mean?
A scene from the movie “Friday Night Lights” inspired our name. In this scene, Coach Gaines casts a vision for how a well-lived life should be measured, by knowing that you did everything that you could to strive for perfection.
"Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It's not about winning. It's about you and your relationship with yourself, your family, and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you did not let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is you did everything you could. There wasn't one more thing you could have done. Can you live in that moment as best you can, with clear eyes, and love in your heart, with joy in your heart? If you can do that gentleman – you’re perfect!" ~ Quote from Friday Night Lights (2004)
The Be Perfect Team is a collaboration of patients and donors who believe life's value is in how it is lived - Not merely in what is done. Be Perfect invites those living with paralysis to commit themselves to doing everything they can on their road to recovery as a way of loving themselves, their family, and their friends.
How does Be Perfect help?
Lifetime costs for spinal cord injuries can total over $2.5 million per victim. In most cases, insurance companies only cover 50% to 65% of these costs over a lifetime. Be Perfect promotes a holistic, exercise-based therapy approach to recovery from spinal cord injuries. Be Perfect offers scholarships for activity-based therapy at “The Perfect Step,” Paralysis Recovery Centers (these therapy costs can be upwards of $120 an hour), or other similar-minded facilities, to qualified recipients. We also provide supplemental funds to those who cannot afford items like wheelchairs, car adaptations, high medical bills, and general daily medical necessities.
How can you help?
Get involved and be a part of the mission! With no board of directors that receives any salary from the foundation, 99% of your dollars are going directly back to helping individuals living with paralysis. Donate online. Every dollar matters! If you cannot donate monetarily then donate your time, your effort, your resources, or even help spread awareness to your family and friends. You too can be perfect!
The Be Perfect Foundation is a Registered Non-profit 501(c)(3)
