FightSMA is proud to have received $8,000 to support the “Realizing the Dream” campaign from two private foundations. The contributions were at the recommendation of individuals who champion FightSMA’s mission to accelerate the search for a treatment and cure for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Requesting gifts from a foundation or organization or from a friend or relation is one way that supporters of the SMA community are channeling funding to SMA research. (Learn more about how to do this by clicking here.) But, for those who find this fundraising avenue to be inaccessible, there are other tools. These are just a few.
- Fighter Mom™ Manual – The Fighter Mom™ manual is a guide and reference tool to help mothers (and others) take on the challenge of “doing something” after they’ve discovered their child, grandchild, niece, nephew or special child in their life is battling any chronic and possibly life-threatening disease.
- Firstgiving – Firstgiving allows you to create a personal webpage to raise funds for FightSMA (listed as “Andrew’s Buddies Corporation”). Set a fundraising goal and then tell your friends and family by adding a link in your emails, website, blog, or social networking site.
- Causes – Are you a member of Facebook? If so, join the FightSMA (Andrew’s Buddies) Cause and you can use it to tell your friends about the “Realizing the Dream” campaign and engage them in efforts to collect donation for the fundraising project. (Have a birthday coming up? Use Causes to make a birthday wish for gene therapy.)
- GoodSearch and GoodShop – GoodSearch enables you to raise funds through the simple act of searching the Internet. Start your online shopping at GoodShop or download the toolbar and a percentage of what you spend will be donated to FightSMA at no extra cost to you!
To learn more about spinal muscular atrophy, the promise for SMA gene therapy, and the “Realizing the Dream” campaign, visit www.FightSMA.org.
