Realizing the Dream Gene Therapy Program: Get in the Fight

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How can you help?  Get in the Fight!

Make a Donation

Click here for information about how to make a donation to FightSMA. When making this gift, please add a note if your gift is to support the FightSMA Gene Therapy Campaign.

Fundraising Tools

  • 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.
  • Make a Miracle – Is there someone in the circles of people closest to you who would be delighted, in fact honored, to make a major donation? Get advice on how to make that ask.
  • 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!

Updates from the Field

Group at Desiree's Buddies Bowlathon 2010
New Mexico Bowlathon (2010)

We’d like to hear what you’re doing and share your experiences and successes with all of our community. Tell us about your connection to SMA and about your fundraising efforts in support of the FightSMA Gene Therapy Program, and we’ll highlight you on the FightSMA blog and social media.

Send your story to Caroline Gibson. Photos and videos encouraged.

• Reports from FightSMA’s “Realizing the Dream” Campaign

• Reports from Gwendolyn Strong Foundation’s “200K For SMA” Campaign