About Live Free
Our Mission and Values
Live Free was established in 2010 as a 501 (c) (3) non profit organization with the purpose of supporting physically challenged people, in fitness, IT job training, life coaching, and prosthetic research and development.
Vision
Live Free believes that physically challenged individuals not only need immediate resources tangible to them, but a strong support network to provide sustaining resources for their disposal.
Live Free has created new markets for physically challenge athlete’s and special needs people, by establishing solid partnerships with major nutritional suppliers, prosthetic, and athletic clothing manufactures.
Live Free has touched the lives of thousands of individuals, by contributing it’s strategic corporate partnerships and resources to the central Florida community through a series of programs:
Live Free Life Coaching
Live Free’s life coaching series targets anyone that is interested in maximizing their life. Founder Rajesh Durbal teaches about a series of topics, nutrition, education, health, passion, relationships, change, and career.
Athletics Coaching Program
Live Free is a main facilitator in organizing and providing physically challenge individuals the coaches, and resources to start getting active and sustain active lifestyles.
Sports Nutrition Support
Live Free is aggressively partnered with major nutritional suppliers to provide nutrition via athlete sponsorship to physically challenged people.
Prosthetic Research and Development
Live Free’s innovation team is continually progressing and bringing technology of aerospace and automotive industries ideas to the prosthetic industry to solve the most complex problems that physically challenge people face.
Live Free Triathlon Clinics
Live Free is in it’s first year of organizing and hosting the first ever physically challenged triathlon clinics in Central Florida.
FAQ’s
How does the Live Free Foundation execute its mission?
The Foundation is managed by a Board of Trustees who have an passionate interest in and dedication to the mission of the Foundation. The Board meets monthly to oversee the program development.
What is the business model of the Live Free Foundation?
The Foundation derives income from several sources, via Fund-raising events, Sports Nutrition sales, custom sports clothing, and grants to the Foundation by local organizations and individual donations.
What does the Foundation do with the funds?
All available cash is given back to a wide variety of worthy causes in the community. This is accomplished in two ways. A majority of the funds available for distribution are designated on a event by event basis. The remaining available funds are distributed to the different projects within Live Free to fund the program development.
Board of Trustees
Rajesh Durbal, President, Founder
Board of Directors
Dr. Joe Maroon, Chair
Raj Durbal, Vice Chair
Nerissa Rose, Treasurer
Marty Lazzaro, Legal Counsel
Executive Staff
Saati Shields, President of Business Development
Francisco Valentin, Executive Director, Technology Services
Debbie Castagnola, Executive Director, Wellness Services
For more information contact:
info@live-free.net