Spinal Muscular Atrophy and the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation

PLEASE!! Please send this to everyone you know and also vote! My friend's son had this terrible disease and passed away last year.

* SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) is a neuromuscular disease passed on genetically to children by their parents.

*SMA Affects a child's muscular development. The earlier the symptoms are noticed, the more severe the type of SMA.

*SMA is the Top Genetic Killer of children under the age of 2!

*1 in every 40 people carry this gene.*1 in every 6,000 children are born with SMA.

**THERE IS NO CURE. **

Okay friends! It is time for some action! If you have a Facebook account, you have an amazing chance to make a HUGE difference in the SMA community.
The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation can win $1 million dollars in the Chase Community Giving Program; can you even begin to imagine what that would do for the race for a cure??
We need everyone to vote and help get the word out! I'm going to steal Victoria's post from Gwendolyn's blog and repost it below. Please help. This would be a dream come true for so many families.

This is IT! Final round voting for the Chase Community Giving campaign on Facebook IS LIVE and runs through January 22. Below are simple instructions on how you can vote for the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation to help make a $1M MIRACLE an SMA reality.
Please dig deep, be shameless, and go the extra mile to bring this home for all of those impacted by this cruel disease. We can't do this alone, but together we can make this happen!


NOW, GO NUTS!!

VOTING - simple instructions on how to VOTE!

- Go to VoteForSMA.com -- This will take you to the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Chase campaign site on Facebook. This is where you vote. Click on the "Vote For Charity" button to vote.

- You must have a Facebook account to vote. If you don't have a Facebook account you can easily sign up for one by going to VoteForSMA.com and following the simple Facebook signup instructions.

- You may only vote for Gwendolyn Strong Foundation once, but GO NUTS! telling anyone and everyone you know to go to VoteForSMA.com to vote for the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation.

FACEBOOK STATUS UPDATES - simple instructions on how to spread the word on Facebook
Do this every day during the final round of voting from Jan. 15-22.

Go to VoteForSMA.com -- this will take you to the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Chase campaign site on Facebook.

In the box titled "Help This Charity By Spreading The Word" on the left hand side of the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Chase campaign page, CLICK the "Add To Profile" button.
A new box will pop open.

Add a personal comment if you wish in the white rectangular box.

CLICK "Publish".

INVITE YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS - simple instructions to make a personal plea to invite your Facebook "friends" to vote for the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation

Go to VoteForSMA.com -- this will take you to the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Chase campaign site on Facebook.

In the box titled "Help This Charity By Spreading The Word" on the left hand side of the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Chase campaign page, CLICK the "Invite A Friend" button.
A new box will pop open.

Check the boxes next to the "friends" you want to invite.

CLICK "Send Charity Voting Invitation".


PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD AND VOTE!!! This can help SAVE LIVES!!!!!!!!!

Thanks everyone!!!

Niki