Progeria Research Foundation - Wendy Nelson's Fundraising Page

Wendy Nelson's Fundraising Page

Page Creator: Wendy Nelson

Event: Boston Marathon 2008

Event Starts: Apr 21st 2008

Training buddies: Paula Kelly

About our nonprofit:
The Progeria Research Foundation, Inc.

The mission of The Progeria Research Foundation is to find the cure and effective treatment for Progeria and its aging related disorders.

It is the vision of The Progeria Research Foundation to...

Fundraising target:	$5,000
So far we have raised:	$6,199.20

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On Monday, April 21st, I will run the Boston Marathon to raise money and awareness on behalf of the Progeria Research Foundation (PRF). There are 3 of us undertaking this run as the "Progeria Team". Like PRF, we are a small group trying to make a difference for some very special children.

Progeria is a "rapid aging" disease that afflicts children. All children with Progeria die of the same heart disease affecting millions of aging adults, but at a much younger age- 13 on average. PRF is here to change that; they helped discover the Progeria gene, are currently funding a first-ever Progeria clinical drug trial at Children's Hospital Boston, and will continue moving forward until they have a cure.

By putting one foot in front of the other for awhile (to the tune of 26+ miles), I hope to honor all the children and families around the world living with Progeria.

Thank you for helping us to help these children!

Sincerely,

Wendy Nelson

Online Sponsors to date:

Display Name	Date	Comment
G Poon	4/23/2008
Jenn	4/16/2008	So proud of you, Wens! =)
Heather & H Hardie	4/12/2008
The DiGiacomo Family	4/4/2008	Good luck!
The Pickard's	4/3/2008	Thank you for your support from Zach's family
Marcia Libman	4/2/2008
Barbara Gordon	4/1/2008
Vijay & Rama Oruganti	4/1/2008	Keep up the good work PRF & Wendy.
Robin Geoghegan	4/1/2008	I'm an old friend of Scott Berns and wanted to show my support.
Sue Malatesta	4/1/2008	I have run for Progeria before (only a 5K) Good luck, what you're doing is amazing!!!
Kathy Leach	3/27/2008
Katie Quinn	3/20/2008	Good Luck ! have fun!
Tracey & Julia	3/18/2008	Best of luck, Wendy...we'll be cheering you on every step of the way!
Jennifer Pallay	3/15/2008
The Fishman Family	3/15/2008	Thank you Wendy for allowing something you love to help a great boy we all love!
James J. Finn	3/11/2008	Thank you both.
Jim and Amy Bourne	3/8/2008	Good luck!
Barb Orenstein	3/8/2008	Honoring your hard work-What an awe-inspiring effort! Best of luck !
nix	3/7/2008
john & linda day	3/2/2008	Wendy - best of luck and thank you for doing this.
Jane, Michael, and Jake	2/28/2008	you go girl!
Joanne Owens	2/26/2008	God bless you and good luck!
Susie, Dave, Dylan, and Richie	2/26/2008	Good luck!
Kathleen and Dan Murphy	2/26/2008
The Carnino's	2/25/2008	You guys are awesome! thank you!
Lily	2/22/2008	Strong step and light feet!
anonymous	2/16/2008
Bruce Beckwith & Nancy Lee	2/16/2008	Way to Go Wendy!
Deborah & Darren Ross	2/15/2008	Best of luck! We'll be rooting for you every "step" of the way!! xx-Deb, Darren, Ethan & Isabella
Kimberly Lapinski	2/15/2008	Best of Luck from MI...This is a great cause for some amazing children!
Peter Gray	2/13/2008	Enjoy the race and the experience! And thanks for supporting PRF.
Jamie, Livia and Ava	2/12/2008
Mark & Fiona Sanders	2/12/2008	For Sam!
Kim and Joe Paratore	2/11/2008	Happy Trails!
Mel and Chris	2/11/2008	Go Widget! Good luck--what a worthwhile cause.
Vijay	2/11/2008
Pam & Rich Webber	2/11/2008	Kudos to all of you!!!
Lexi, Lindsey & Pammy	2/10/2008	Go, Mommy, Go!
C.J. Decker	2/10/2008	Thank you Mrs. Nelson for helping my good friend Sam
The Decker Family	2/10/2008	For Sam and others fighting Progeria
Leslie, Scott and Sam	2/8/2008	Go Wendy! Thank you for running!

	* Total raised online:	$3,821.20
	Amount raised offline:	$2,378.00
	Grand Total:	$6,199.20

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