Tonight -- after 2 1/2 months of intense planning -- the BIG Climb 4 SMA Kick Off Party officially kicks off!!! And the Burks family are simply extraordinary!They really are.Kristin and Tony are pouring every ounce of energy into changing the brutal outc ...
Golden Family Fundraisers
There have been so many amazing fundraisers happening over the last few months hosted by so many incredible people. And shame on me for not sharing them sooner because they are awesome! And because of all of these wonderful people, we are that much close ...
ONE WEEK LEFT: Beb-e-ssentials Birthday Bash
Whew - where did the month go? There is only one week left in October, which means only one week left to be part of Beb-e-ssentials Birthday Bash for Gwendolyn! These fabulous ladies have turned their entire business over to increasing SMA awareness and ...
Jimmie Johnson Pepsi 400
On Sunday, Bill, Gwendolyn and I were invited by the Jimmie Johnson Foundation to attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Pepsi 400 -- the Helmet of Hope race. We were really excited to get to be part of this and especially to thank Jimmie and his foundation for al ...
New York Diva Race for Gwendolyn
On October 3rd, the day before Gwendolyn's birthday, the fabulous Lauren and the amazing Aunt Moe are teaming up to run the DIVA Half Marathon in honor of Little Miss Diva, Gwendolyn!I know you know Lauren. She's only the most fabulous person e ...
Girl Scouts Honor Victoria: 2010 Woman of Distinction
Last Thursday evening, Victoria was honored by the Girl Scouts of the Central Coast as one of their 2010 Women of Distinction for her work with the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (GSF) and SMA. Two extremely accomplished women were honored along with Victori ...
Magda Runs 50 Miles! You Shop. SMA Loses. And 50 Miles of Positivity!
I am sure you remember Stephen Taylor and his 100 Miles for Owen? Well, his awesome girlfriend, Magda Cardoso (who truly defines amazingness), is adding her shoes to the ultra marathon trail with a 50 Mile race this weekend! Um, yeah, AMAZING! Magda is c ...
Buggy *4474* Proudly Donning GSF Logo
You may remember back in February 2010 Gwendolyn's Uncle Richard (my brother-in-law) co-piloted the GenRight Off Road *805* buggy in the grueling 2010 King of the Hammers race. He included the "EndSMA.org" URL on his driving suit in support of Gwendo ...
2010 Micah March Recap: What an Incredible Event!
We had so much fun at the 2010 Micah March last weekend. It was such a positive, fun, joyful event and we were so honored to be part of it. The day was absolutely perfect -- the weather was beautiful and the Ojai Valley Trail was begging to be marched on! ...