Fight SMA Chapters: Desiree's Buddies, New Mexico

Karin Vallo P.O. Box 30742 Albuquerque, NM 87109-0742 Phone: 505-897-2SMA (2762) E-mail: swdesireebuddies@hotmail.com

Past Events:

3rd Annual Spinal Muscular Atrophy Golf Classic
August 27, 2009
Isleta Eagle Golf Course
Registraion at 7:30 AM
Shotgun Start at 9:00 AM
Click here to register

This event provided our community a great opportunity to come together play for a treatment and cure and learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy to help shed light on this silent killer. Thank you to all who came out and played to help us fight this horrific disease.

Check out the radio press for the golf tournament by clicking here.

6th Annual Bingo Night
Date: March 7, 2009
Sponsored by the Lion's Club of Moriarty. Lots of fun prizes and a raffle for a barbecue grill, tackle box full of tackle, and more!

2nd Annual Spinal Muscular Atrophy Golf Classic Thursday, September 25, 2008 Isleta Eagle Golf Course Albuquerque, New Mexico Once again, the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gold Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico was a great success. Thank you to everyone who came out on a beautiful, sunny day to support the tournament's second year. To the left: Maggie, Desiree, and Angelis at the 2nd Annual Desiree's Buddies Golf Tournament

5th Annual Bingo Night
March 8, 2008

1st Annual Golf Tournament
September 27, 2007

The 1st Annual Spinal Muscular Atrophy Golf Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico was a great success. More than 100 players came out to Isleta Eagle Golf Course to help fight this horrific disease. The twenty-seven holes of enchanting hills and the challenging course designed around three lakes and the sweeping Rio Grand River was accentuated by the beautiful weather. In the end, Desiree's Buddies raised more than $12,000 dollars for Spinal Muscular Atrophy research.

A huge "THANK YOU!" goes out to all the volunteers and participants for their hard work and support.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Billboards Debut in Albuquerque, New Mexico! Thanks to the hard work of Desiree's mom, Erin Weisner, billboards like the one you see here are popping up all over Albuquerque, New Mexico this spring. Six months ago, Erin went to her local office of Lamar Outdoor Advertising and asked for a price quote from the company to put up billboards to inform people about spinal muscular atrophy. She told the sales manager Desiree's story and invited him to learn about SMA. In the end, Lamar agreed to sell Desiree's Buddies 20 billboards for the next several months for a small fraction of the normal cost!
Click here to read more about the billboards.

4th Annual Bingo
March 24, 2007
With the goal to increase public awareness of spinal muscular atrophy, Desiree's Buddies/FightSMA Southwest held another successful Bingo. Guests played for prizes while learning about this terrible disease. Many thanks to the Lion's Club for being a wonderful partner for the annual Bingo event.

Fiesta De SMA
February 25, 2006
View the Flier!

3rd Annual Bingo Night!!!
March 11, 2006
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Desiree's Buddies/FightSMA Southwest Board of Directors

Desiree and Buddies

Desiree

Desiree and Grandma Linda

Desiree

Chris, Desi and Erin	Desiree, Matthew, and Joshua
Mathew, Sean, Desiree, Zachary, and Joshua	Sean, Mathew, Erin, Chris, and Desiree Joshua and Zachary
Angelis and Andrea	Angelis and Andrea
Maggie and Desiree	Maggie