Theater group goes 'Way Off Broadway' for David Hudgik
By Nicole S. Colson - November 7, 2013 ~ SentinelSource.com
MARLBOROUGH — When people found out what Branch River Theatre was doing with the proceeds from its variety show, director Debbie Pickering said people started handing her checks.

The show, “Way Off Broadway,” isn’t opening until this Friday, the first of three performances at Marlborough’s Community House. But people weren’t interested in just the show.

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Fund-raising Event To Benefit David Hudgik's Journey To Recovery
By Lori Catozzi Cook - Oct. 30-Nov. 5 ~ from shoppernews.com
Branch River Theatre will present Way Off Broad- way – a variety show fund-raiser to benefit David Hudgik – at the Community House of The Federated Church of Marlborough at 160 Main Street (Route 101) on Friday and Saturday, November 8th and 9th at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 10th at 2 p.m.....read more

Lending a hand to a couple of worthy local residents
By Steve Gilbert - August 31, 2013 ~ from SentinelSource.com
Two of the area’s most influential young people could use a little help this weekend. Kelley Goddu and David Hudgik, both from Keene, were paralyzed in freak accidents a few years apart. Goddu was injured in a swimming accident during summer break while a student at Syracuse University in 2006, and .....read more

Annual Bruins Hockey Classic Becomes Go-To Winter Fundraiser
Spring, 2013 ~ from Horizons, a Newsletter for Families and Friends of Crotched Mountain
CROTCHED MOUNTAIN’S third Annual Hockey Classic between the Boston Bruins Alumni and the Crotched Mountain Wild continues to grow in popularity and raise vital funds for the Crotched Mountain Adaptive Recreation and Sports program (CMARS). Over one thousand fans attended the game in January at St. Anselm’s College arena in Manchester. Read more.

Keene high student makes strides in accident recovery
By Nancy Bean Foster, Union Leader Correspondent
February 11, 2013
GREENFIELD - Though a fluke accident on a trampoline left him a quadriplegic, David Hudgik's positive attitude is helping him meet his new life head-on. That zeal was why Hudgik dropped the puck at Crotched Mountain's Boston Bruins Alumni Classic on Sunday.....read more

Charity hockey game benefits disabled
Program teaches disabled how to participate in outdoor activities
February 10, 2013 ~ from WMUR.com
The Boston Bruins Alumni and Crotched Mountain Wild Hockey game took place at St. Anselm College.

David Hudgik was a special guest at the event.

"The support is great. It's awesome to be....read more & watch the video

David Hudgik: Making progress with a smile
By Steve Gilbert - February 10, 2013 ~ from SentinelSource.com
If you come across a photo of David Hudgik, most likely he’s smiling. It reflects his optimism 16 months after being paralyzed in a trampoline accident at his home in Keene.

Life moves forward for the 17-year-old Keene High School senior and his family, even when they’re tempted to shake their fists at fate. But that won’t.....read more

Professional Community Rallies to Build Handicapped-Accessible Home for Teen
December 9, 2012 by yardenofeatin on monadnocklocal.org
An accomplished freestyle skier and senior at Keene High School, David Hudgik is well known at winter recreation areas around the Monadnock Region. His life took a dramatic turn in 2011 though, after a trampoline accident left him a quadriplegic. In an effort to provide appropriate, handicapped-accessible housing for Hudgik, local architect Michael Petrovick, and several members of the professional community, have.....read more

Spinal cord injury and Reiki healing: David's story
By Dana Lisa Young - September 3, 2012
September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. I wanted to raise awareness by sharing the story of my client, David Hudgik, and his inspiring healing journey after sustaining a serious spinal cord injury.....read more

Teen is back skiing
By Steve Gilbert - February 25, 2012 ~ from SentinelSource.com
Steve says: Five months after being paralyzed in a trampoline accident, 16-year-old David Hudgik of Keene was back on the slopes last week.

An avid freestyle skier and winner of many aerial events at....read more

1 day, obstacle at a time
By Steve Gilbert - January 21, 2012 ~ from SentinelSource.com
Steve says: David Hudgik, a 16-year-old from Keene who was paralyzed in a trampoline accident in September, will be coming home next weekend. David has been undergoing intensive...read more

It’s a leap of faith
Keene teen, family, look forward after accident
By Steve Gilbert - November 23, 2011 ~ from SentinelSource.com
Paul Hudgik was in bed. His wife, Barbara, and their daughter, Emily, 19, were watching TV. Ordered home by his mom, David Hudgik, 16, made the short walk from downtown Keene with a couple of friends, one of whom was to sleep over.

They turned on the floodlight and took...read more