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THE PROGERIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

TeamZoey's 2012 Fundraising Page

TeamZoey's 2012 Fundraising Page

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you for visiting the TeamZoey fundraising page! As you probably know, my granddaughter Zoey, born in September 2009, has Progeria, a very rare and fatal condition characterized by the appearance of accelerated aging in children. In fact, the name Progeria is from the greek and means "prematurely old".

Zoey is one of only 82 children in the entire world known to have this disease, 17 in the United States. Although they are born looking healthy, children with Progeria begin to display many of the signs of aging including growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, stiff and aged looking skin, stiffness of the joints, and generalized atherosclerosis, including heart disease and strokes. And, all of these children will die of heart disease or stroke at an average age of only 13 years!

There is a tremendous need for more research into the cause and the cure of Progeria. And finding the cure will not only help Zoey, but will go a long way into solving the problems of adult heart disease, the leading cause of death in the general population, as well as discover some of the secrets of aging.

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure, and it is also the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts. 100% of your donations go to the Progeria Research Foundation, whose mission is not only to discover the cure and develop treatments, but to locate every child in the world who has progeria. We estimate that there is another 150 unidentified children out there.

Many, many thanks for your support. We formed Team Zoey and created this site in April of 2010 (Zoey was diagnosed a month earlier in March) and because of people like you, we have raised just over $800,000.00 since then !! Our 2012 goal is $500,000. Through bake sales, motorcycle runs, dinners, fashion shows, spin-a-thons, swim meets, a golf tournament, and many other events we WILL reach this year's goal. But we need your help.

So, please, participate in one of our Team Zoey events or feel free just to make a donation. You can visit our web site at TeamZoey.com and see not only the schedule of this year's events, but pictures and video's of last years, as well as fundraising updates. You can also connect to the Progeria Research Foundation's site and read about the latest research advances or learn more about the rest of the kids. And lastly you can look at photos of Zoey, a beautiful and feisty little girl, as she grows up fighting the fight against progeria.

On behalf of my entire family, and especially Zoey,

Thank You for all your support

John and Marlene Marozzi

(Pop Pop & Nana)

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Supporters

Comment Donation
Julie Vergara
$50.00
Teresa Salierno
$50.00
Deborah N. Whitaker
$50.00
Yolanda Jenkins In support of Team Zoey Zumba Event
 $50.00
Mike Russo - Diversified Technical Solutions
$100.00
Jack Robinson
$50.00
Glen Petersen Another Check Mate progeria donation
 $105.00*
Purnima Vallabhaneni Team Zoey says Thank You for your wonderful Check Mate Progeria donation
 $1,000.00*
Dean of Chess Academy Team Zoey thanks Dean Ippolito and Staff for a great day at the Check Mate Progeria Event
 $250.00*
Anirvan Mayukh Sengupta Check Mate Progeria Day
 $105.00*
Francis & Grace Romano Check Mate Progeria Day
 $50.00*
Qian Yang Another Check Mate progeria donation
 $50.00*
Gerrmia & Russell Gil
$50.00*
Jessica Bishop
$90.00*
Dr John & Rosemary Cusano Team Zoey wants to Thank our great, great friend, Dr John.
$500.00*
Chris Marozzi A big thanks to Dean for all his hard work.
$400.00
Greg Shahade Donation for Dean Ippolito's chess challenge
 $50.00
Baton Rouge Coin Boxes
$150.00*
Mountain Lakes High School
$100.00*
Junior Women's Club of Verona We are proud to support the Progeria Research Foundation in the name of our neighboor and friend, Zoey Aster Penny.
 $100.00*
My Gym Team Zoey says Thank You to Megan and all the women who helped put a great afternoon together. All the kids had a wonderful time while helping PRF find the cure!!
 $3,300.00*
Lyn & Michael Weldon Always in our prayers!
 $100.00
Allison Kelly Zoey, I think about your big smile and I hope this helps you raise awareness for Progeria.
 $35.00*
James Fasanella
$50.00*
Mountain Lakes Fashion Show Team Zoey is blowen away , again by the generosity of the students and families of Mt Lakes HS. Thank You !!
 $10,200.00*
Charlie & Terry Weldon
$500.00*
Meyersville Grange #188
$930.00*
Matthew DeMarco God Bless You All and Christ's Blessing on Zoey!
 $100.00
The Kisto Family We wish you all the best!
 $50.00
Calvary Lutheran Church
$285.00*
Hackensack Middle School National Honor Society Team Zoey wishes to thank all the National Honor Society kids of Hackensack Middle School and especially thier adviser, Karen Olobardi.
 $170.00*
Mt Olive HS Swim Team Team Zoey says THANK YOU, to all the kids on the swim team and especially Cindy Abrams, Swim Team Parent Booster Club
 $1,300.00*
Essex Fells Board of Education
$400.00*
Peter Grubbs
$30.00*
Denville Dairy
$100.00*
Ken & Dana Stokes
$100.00*
Page and Bill Silvia Never give up. Pray for a cure.
 $100.00
James and Angela Marble God bless. I hope the goal is met!
 $25.00
Montclair Tuesday Playgroup one group of kids helping another.
 $100.00
Montclair Kimberly Academy Team Zoey is overwellmed by the generosity of the students and faculty of MKA. Thank you so much for your support.
$10,500.00*
More Spin a thon Donations
$1,000.00*
ML promotions More help from the women of B-Skinz !
 $188.00*
Boonton Twp Board of Education
$170.00*
Main St Cottage Hope this finds everyone well.
 $200.00*
Celine Don't give up! She is Precious. <3
 $10.00
Cody Rupp Pray for the children diagnosed with Progeria<3
 $13.00
Judi Kelleher Schriber I pray they find a cure
 $100.00
The LaGueux Family Heard about Zoey from her friend Mia.
 $25.00
Cedar Grove UNICO Team Zoey wishes to thank Kate Brindisi and all of her UNICO friends for this wonderful gift.
 $300.00*
More Spin a thon Donations
$470.00*

Donation Summary

Raised Offline
$57,504 		Raised Online
$1,573 		Total Raised
$59,077
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