We Won!

Thanks to the 57,000 people who voted to make SMA part of the top five winners in the Chase Community Campaign!  The top winner received a million dollar grant and then the next five runners up received $100,000 grants.  Thanks to all those who voted.

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Riley is one of thousands of babies born each year with a life threatening disease called Spinal Muscle Atrophy.  Every day is a fight for his life.  He is dependent on machines to feed him and even cough for him.  He can not sit, stand, walk or even give a hug.  He endures all these everyday life challenges with a smile on his face and belly full of laughs.  Currently there is no cure or treatment for this disease but there is a glimmer of light down the tunnel.  There are new potential treatments arising into effect with in this year.  Unfortunately like everything else good in this world it comes with a hefty price tag.  It takes millions of dollars to create new treatments and that's where we need everyone's help.  The Gwendolyn Strong foundation has teamed up with Chase Community  Giving Campaign to fight for a cure.  Currently the foundation is number 7 in the running.  There are only three days left to vote so log on to your facebook page and tell your friends, your family and anyone else you meet to vote!  follow this link and click to enter the voting page.  scroll down to The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation and vote!  Here's to number one! http://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving#/ChaseCommunityGiving?v=app_162065369655

The great adventure of moving has official begun with what seems to be endless amounts of packing!  I'm not sure where we accumulated so much stuff.  there's no other word for it...stuff...it is always there, it never goes away and no matter how much you try to get rid of it, there is always more stuff to take it's place.  one would think that after having moved 5 times in the past 6 years I would down size and become stuff free.  instead i just box it up and add it to the pile.  in fact i have never even fully unpacked from last years move.  so now i've got new boxes of stuff to add to the old boxes of stuff.  as of yesterday i do have one box and one bag full of stuff to take to the DI (utah's version of good will).  i just hope marc doesn't notice that a lot of his stuff is in that box!  i promise i will find my own stuff to put in that box too.