Written by Uptown Liz Marketing Intern Nandini Kavuri
Boris Kodjoe, the actor soon to be appearing in Resident Evil: Afterlife and the new television series Undercovers, is not just your ordinary celebrity. Along with his wife, and fellow actress Nicole Ari Parker, the couple has created the Sophie’s Voice Foundation in honor of their daughter who was diagnosed with Spina Bifida at birth.
Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the spinal cord, its membrane, the spinal nerves, and the backbone. It affects three in every 10,000 births in the United States and it is the most complex birth defect compatible with life. Currently, the Sophie’s Voice Foundation is planning fundraisers across the nation to help finance the Xiao Procedure, a nerve rerouting procedure that could potentially change the lives of people suffering from Spina Bifida.
This past July, $1 from every shirt sold from Boris Kodjoe’s clothing line, ALFA, went to the Sophie’s Voice Foundation. These affordable, custom made, handcrafted shirts are a great way to look great and give back. To find out more ways you can help, visit http://www.sophiesvoicefoundation.org.
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