Family and Friends Team Up to Raise Over $15,000 for Families of SMA The Minnesota Chapter hosted their 11th Annual Walk-n-Roll event on Sunday, September 11th, 2011 at Lake Phalen Pavilion in St. Paul, Minnesota. The morning brought bright sunshine and mild temperatures- perfect weather for a walk! We were pleased with the great turnout [...]
Families of SMA- New England Chapter Hosts the 5th Annual Fall Classic Charity Golf Tournament
Family and Friends Raise Over $38,000 in Honor of William Johnson The 5th Annual Fall Classic FSMA Charity Golf Tournament was held on October 14, 2011. Even though the weather did not cooperate, there was great turnout of golfers for the tournament! The day was extra special because William toughed it out and spent the [...]
1st Annual Sacramento Walk-n-Roll Held for Families of SMA
Sacramento Community Unites to Help Find a Treatment and a Cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy When Nina Daya and her Cisco co-workers set their sights on hosting the first Walk-n-Roll for Families of SMA in Sacramento, they had no doubt it would be such a rich and rewarding experience. In three short months, Cisco employees [...]
Hamilton Heights High School Sponsors Service Project for Families of SMA-OKI Chapter
Honor Society Hosts Fundraising and Awareness Event in Honor of Alexander Davis On September 6th, 2011, the Honor Society at Hamilton Heights High School in Arcadia, Indiana put on a fundraising and awareness event for Families of SMA. Alexander Davis, SMA Type II, visited the event for a picture session with the Honor Society officers. [...]
Families of SMA- Pennsylvania Chapter Participates in Friends Helping Friends Day at Boscov’s Department Store
Raising Funds and Awareness in Honor of Eden Cheslock Boscov’s Department Store hosted the popular Friends Helping Friends, a special day filled with fun and fund-raising, to benefit area non-profit organizations on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. In October 2010, Friends Helping Friends day was a tremendous success, raising over $500,000 for service organizations in communities [...]
Race 4 Grace Raises Over $3,400 for Families of SMA
Cycling to Find a Treatment and a Cure for SMA in Honor of Grace Nelson This July, the 5th Annual Race 4 Grace was held in conjunction with RAGBRAI (The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa). The Race 4 Grace Team for RAGBRAI has been riding together since 2007. Team members include family, friends, [...]
Bella’s Benefit for SMA Hosted by Sliter Family to Raise Money and Awareness for Families of SMA
Comedy Night and Quilt Raffle Held in Honor of Isabella Sliter Bella’s Benefit for SMA was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who participated, whether it was purchasing raffle tickets for the beautiful quilt, or coming to the comedy event held at The Gold Room. We were able to raise just over $1,700 and are [...]
Families of SMA- Minnesota Chapter Teams Up with Local Sam’s Club to Host Cookout Fundraiser
Community Joins Together to Raise Money and Awareness for FSMA On August 27th and 28th, 2011, the Minnesota Chapter held a cookout fundraiser at the Sam’s Club in Fridley, Minnesota. The Chapter set up a tent, table and a grill outside of the store and sold hot dogs, brats and hamburgers with all proceeds going [...]
Families of SMA- Greater New York Chapter Hosts SMA Awareness Day with the New York Yankees
Chapter Members Spread SMA Awareness While Enjoying a Day at the Ballpark On September 3rd, 2011, the Greater New York Chapter of Families of SMA hosted SMA Awareness Day with the New York Yankees. Thanks to the support of our chapter families, we had a great turn out for what proved to be an exciting [...]
Families of SMA- Greater New York Chapter Hosts 7th Annual Walk-n-Roll to Cure SMA
$74,000 Raised for FSMA Thanks to the Support of Family and Friends The Greater New York Chapter held its 7th Annual Walk-n-Roll to Cure SMA on September 17th, 2011 in Long Beach, New York. This year’s Walk-n- Roll was in memory of Keira Sweeney and her parents, Jacqueline and Mike, made a beautiful speech in [...]
