Welcome to our Fundraising page for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy!
Our goal is simple: We need a cure and we need it now!
It is so hard to believe that it's been almost 5 years since the day we learned of Lucas' diagnosis. I remember people saying how lucky we were that he was so young because the cure was on the horizon. That was 5 years ago and although they are a lot closer today to uncovering the mystery, it is sometimes hard to hold onto that hope as we once did. Like when you see your son struggle to stand up from sitting on the floor or get into a car or when he tells you that he sometimes feels like crying because he wants to be able to run around the bases like his friends do. On those rare dark days, our minds go to places that they should never have to go and we need to remind ourselves how incredibly fortunate we are to have these wonderful days with our son because not everyone has them. And then we look at this fund-raising page and think of all the wonderful, caring people that have made donations or have helped us with one of our fund-raisers or have shown compassion or have supported us or have helped us to raise awareness for DMD and we know that we need to hang onto that hope and keep raising money for all the boys that can't run around the bases.
Lucas was diagnosed with this horrible disease on February 12, 2007. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a debilitating and fatal disease that affects one of every 3500 boys. DMD is a genetic disease that destroys muscles. First the legs go, then the upper body sags, and eventually, the lungs and heart stop working. There is no treatment and there is no cure. Parents are left to watch as their children slowly fall apart, and hope -- against the odds -- that they make it past 20.
Lucas turned eight this past March and although there is so much hope surrounding DMD reserch and we continue to hear about the amazing breakthroughs and progress that is being made in finding a treatment or a cure, we are all too aware of time speeding by and every second that goes by takes with it another destroyed muscle that can never be repaired. We need a cure NOW.
We are so close to the answer but we need your help to raise money and to raise awareness so that the researchers can push ahead and save this generation of boys.
Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts. We hope that you will consider helping us to put an end to this horrible disease. We chose Parent Project as it is an amazing well-established, non-profit organization that directly funds this necessary research.
Every day, every hour, even every second that goes by, counts in the battle we are fighting to find a cure.
We don't have the words to thank you for your support. Your contribution will give children like Lucas a chance to someday run around the bases!
If you are not comfortable donating on line, you may send donations to: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, 158 Linwood Plaza, Suite 220, Fort Lee, NJ 07024. Make sure you mention Lucas so your donation will count towards our goal!
The following people have donated off line:
6/13/07 Lindsey Keene $100
6/29/07 With Love from Grandma Millie $25
7/15/07 Arthur and Phyliss Park $100
8/14/07 Marilyn and Emile Aube $100
8/14/07 Karen LaRocque-Duprey & Robert Jones Jr $50
8/24/07 Robert and Madeline O Loughlin in celebration of Millie's 90th birthday! $25
8/24/07 G. Anne and Don Bergstresser given in honor of Millie's birthday! $20
8/24/07 Ann and Paul Masterson donated for Lucas in honor of Millie's birthday! $100
8/24/07 Anonymous $20!
8/24/07 Happy Birthday Millie from Marion and Peter Grillo! $100
8/24/07 In honor of Millie's birthday from James and Jane Hannum $25
8/24/07 Donated for Lucas in honor of Millie. Happy Birthday from Lois Crawford and Rachel Labrecque $25
8/19/07 Donated with best wishes for Millie and Lucas from Frank and Mary Johnson $20
8/19/07 Donated in honor of Millie's birthday with hope for Lucas from John Accashian and Louise Desrosiers $25.00
8/18/07 Happy Birthday Millie from your new friends, the Giuffrida's, with hope and confidence for a cure for Lucas! $100
8/19/07 In honor of Millie's birthday from Mary Langtry $15.00
8/20/07 In celebration of Millie's birthday with hope for Lucas from Francis and Mary Kiernan $20.00
8/26/07 Happy Birthday Millie from Martha Staton $25.00
8/26/07 With hope for Lucas in honor of Millie's 90th birthday from Lorraine Whitley $10.00
8/26/07 For Lucas in celebration of Millie's birthday from Marilyn and Chester Ham $15.00
8/26/07 Happy Birthday Millie from Carol Smith $5.00
8/26/07 In celebration of Millie's birthday from Nancy Irwin $5.00
8/26/07 Happy 90th birthday Millie from Peg Johnson with hope for Lucas $10.00
8/26/07 Happy Birthday Millie, with Love from Ginny Legare $90.00
8/26/07 In honor of the Haswell, Noyes, and Saunderson Families for the wonderful birthday party you gave to me and with hope and confidence that this will make a difference in the lives of all the little boys afflicted with DMD! $100 from Grandma Millie
Thank you Grandma Millie, you have made a difference and we will never forget your kindness and generosity!
10/4/07 Thank you to Michael Scannell from the Inn at Soho Square for his $50 donation!
12/17/07 A very special Thank You to the Meissner family for their incredibly generous donation of $1000 to Lukey's fund. You've touched our hearts and we are eternally grateful!
12/21/07 Thank you to the Hederman Family, Andrew, Michael, Joanie, and Jim for their $100 donation. Your donation means the world to us, Thank You for your generosity!
8/16/08 Thank You to a very thoughtful lady, Ginny Legare, who has kept us in her thoughts! Thank You for your donation!
9/28/08 Thank You Grammy and Grampy for your generous $100 donation! We love you!
January, 2009 Happy New Year to the Meisner Family and Thank you for your continued support and generosity!
April, 2009 Thank you to Linda Johnson for your $30 donation and for keeping Lucas in your thoughts!
July, 2009 Thank you Ed Lane for your compassion and your $100 donation!
1/15/08 Happy New Year with a $750 matching gift donation from Millipore! Thank you to Mary Farnsworth, Grace McGlynn, George Perivolotis, Rosemary Merriam, and David Plourde for their very generous donations and to Millipore for matching their generosity!
Contact us? curriers4@comcast.net or call 1-603-778-9895
For tax purposes, the federal id number for Parent Project is 31-140549
With Hope and graditude, Randy, Linda, Alyssa and Lucas Currier