On July 16, 2008, the Mike Utley Terrain Park opened for patients to practice the many outdoor barriers they will encounter post rehabilitation. This one-of-a-kind outdoor training center is located outside the West building gymnasium. The space includes two sets of stairs and ramps, five heights of curbs, a cobblestone path, a garden trellis with doorways, a speed bump pathway and more. These outdoor challenges are designed to give patients who are rehabilitating after a spinal cord or traumatic brain injury the opportunity to build strength, practice real-world skills and face challenges that prepare them for returning to the most active life possible.
This Terrain Park was a dream of the physical therapy department that became reality when Mike Utley, a Craig graduate and former pro-football player with the Detroit Lions, made a major gift from the Mike Utley Foundation. Additional gifts were provided by the Colorado Garden Show and the Cloverleaf Foundation. Nearly 200 donors also purchased engraved bricks in the park, raising more money and leaving permanent memories and inspiration at Craig Hospital.
Bricks are still available to purchase through September 30, 2008. There are 3 sizes of commemorative bricks. Each brick is custom-engraved with an inscription from the donor.
Inscriptions can have up to 3 lines of engraved text with 20 characters per line.
- Inscriptions can have up to 6 lines of engraved text with 20 characters per line
Inscriptions can either have 6 lines of engraved text with 20 characters per line (in a larger font) or a logo with 2 lines of engraved text.
For more information about purchasing a brick or other unique naming opportunities, please contact the Craig Hospital Foundation at (303) 789-8651 or e-mail jmarsh@craighospital.org.
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