Kids helping kids. We LOVE it!Ossining High School in Westchester County, New York recently created an awesome and creative fundraiser with the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation as beneficiary. And we are so excited to be involved. During Spirit Week students ...
Vanille Cupcake Boutique Raises $1,125 for theGSF in Honor of Amanda
Cupcakes are yummy delicious treats. But did you know they also help end SMA? Vanille Cupcake Boutique in Panama City, Panama opened up their gorgeous bakery to fundraise for theGSF's mission in honor of sweet Amanda Cardoze. For the entire month of ...
Join Team Callie In The North Carolina Marathon
Team Callie is gearing up for the North Carolina Marathon and we are so proud of them. In honor of adorable, sweet, precocious Callie Golden, her father, Nathan, is racing on November 19th with a team of 20 by his side. Team Callie will be tackling the f ...
Sweet Revenge Raises $2,400 for the GSF in Memory of Ciara Van De
Sweet Revenge: A Benefit in Memory of Ciara Rose Van De Loo was a cupcake, wine and beer tasting held at the Gnarly Vine in New Rochelle, New York -- and it was an incredible night for many reasons. The amazing Van De Loo family turned what should have b ...
Fight For Owen Bowling Night
If you've been reading this blog for long, then you already know about our love for the amazing Shuler family and their beautiful baby boy, Owen. Owen Vincent Shuler was born March 7, 2008. Just like Gwendolyn he was diagnosed with SMA Type 1. And j ...
Gwendolyn Becomes Honorary Vaquero | Game This Saturday
What a positive night. Yesterday evening Gwendolyn became an "Honorary Vaquero Captain" at Santa Barbara City College's football practice. The big game and her "official" Vaquero Captain duties will be this Saturday at 5:45 pm, but the coaches, team ...
Team Lucy’s Legs Rock Lake Winnebago
We absolutely LOVE Team GSF team members! We love, love, love them. We love the way they challenge themselves, we love how they motivate others, and we love that they push their bodies to the limits to make a difference for SMA. Team Lucy's Legs is a ...
Team Lucy’s Legs
Sweet Lucy Zahn has inspired a team of supporters! Her spunky spirit is motivating people to not only learn about SMA, but to get involved in helping end it! Team "Lucy's Legs" will be riding 90 miles around Lake Winnebago this weekend in Race The La ...
This is SMA. And this is what incredible looks like.
We asked families impacted by SMA to submit a photo and share something they would want others to know about them/their child. And this is what we received. Speechless. Simply speechless.These families and their stories represent what this disease really ...
City of Santa Barbara Again Declares August SMA Awareness Month
Earlier this week the City of Santa Barbara officially declared August as SMA Awareness Month for the third year in a row. The City of Santa Barbara has consistently been supportive of our efforts to end SMA and Mayor Helene Schneider has always been extr ...