Oh these two girls...they are just too much!Gwendolyn and Hayden just love each other and we were so excited to spend the weekend at Hayden's house -- a three day slumber party filled with fun, fun, fun! The Calafiores live about four hours north ...
Team Run For Owen Runs Ragnar Relay
200 miles. 12 runners. Two days. Running to end SMA!!! Team Run For Owen is always amazing and tomorrow they are embarking on a new incredible adventure -- the Ragnar Relay. This fabulous 12 person team starts their journey in Albany, New York and in rela ...
This Weekend’s Rummage To Cure Sales Raise Nearly $5,000 for the
Wow! Wow! Wow! This was a huge Rummage To Cure weekend. Two sales. Two locations. And two groups working to help END SMA!!! Lucy's Hope for a Cure in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin was a big success. For the second year in a row, Marjorie Trew-Munson organiz ...
Lullaby Blankies Helps End SMA!
In December I met Stephanie and Brandon Humes, owners of Lullaby Blankies. Stephanie reached out with an email about their story that goes something like this --> Gorgeous couple in love. Get married. Want to start a family. But Stephanie and Brandon ...
Paint Away SMA at Sips N Strokes in Knoxville, TN
Nora Gooden is surrounded by people who adore her and who fight SMA in her honor. And Nurse Kim is definitely one of them. The incredible Nurse Kim has organized a fun night with Sips N Strokes to "Paint Away SMA" in Knoxville, Tennessee on May 14th. Pai ...
Disneyland…Again
I can't believe we haven't posted about this yet because -- it was AWESOME! Last Monday we packed up for four days of Disneyland fun and we met the Calafiore family for some BFF fun -- a sequel to Gwendolyn's birthday trip in October, only ...
Hope Calendar Raises Over $8,000 For GSF
We are so excited! Debi Gomez of Life's Images Photography and the creator of the "Hope Calendar" just announced the final totals of the 2011 sales...Drum roll please....$8,110 was raised for the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation and our "$200K for SMA" ca ...
Saying Goodbye
I've been a little quiet around here and that is because I've been saying goodbye to one of the most important people in my life -- Grandpa Harry. Losing Harry (and yes, I called him by his name -- everyone did) has been extremely hard. There ar ...
theGSF Creative Assets
Please feel free to use theGSF creative assets below. If you need additional images, please email us at [email protected]. theGSF Logo. Square. theGSF Logo. Horizontal. Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Tagline. theGSF Logo. Vertical. Gwendo ...
Gwendolyn’s Story
Gwendolyn DeBard Strong was born perfectly healthy October 4, 2007 following a picture perfect pregnancy. Her cry was faint in comparison to other newborns, but she fed immediately and passed all newborn screenings with flying colors. We proudly took he ...