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Mark:
About the charity I am
supporting:
The Spastic Paraplegia Foundation,
founded in 2002, is the only organization in the Americas dedicated to
finding the cure for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and Primary Lateral
Sclerosis. Please visit our website by clicking on the Logo below.
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 Dear
Family and Friends,
Last year I asked for your help and the response was overwhelming. Your
kindness and generosity put researchers closer to finding the cure for
primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). As
many of you know, these are rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders.
These disorders have a mind of there own and affects each victim with
varying degrees of
severity. Julie and I are aware of how it can become aggressive without
warning and we are learning how to accept that fact as we move forward with
our daily routines. I am one of the lucky ones. Many of my fellow-PLSers and
HSPers are far worse off than me. However, we share the common wish and
desire that someday this malady and others like it will be eliminated for
our future generations.
Medical research is a slow, methodical process of trial and error. Some of
the very best scientists from around the world are involved in studies which
will ultimately lead to a cure for PLS and HSP. The Spastic Paraplegia
Foundation (SPF) was formed in 2002 with the primary purpose of raising
funds to fuel this research. To date, more than $1 million has been raised. This
mission is constant and expensive, but destined to pay huge dividends at
some point in the future...hopefully soon.
We hold small events throughout the year in various parts of the country,
but the premier fund raiser is our annual TeamWalk for The Cures
walk-a-thon. This nationally recognized event will be held in conjunction
with our Annual Conference this year in New York, September 15-17. Members of the SPF community
seek sponsorships from family and friends and once again, Julie and I are
asking for your kind support.
I know many charities count on your generosity, so your donation to this
effort in any amount will be greatly appreciated. If that’s not possible, I
fully understand. Please keep the Spastic Paraplegia Foundation in your
prayers and continue to lend the emotional and spiritual support that makes
you so very special to us.
Thank you for considering this request. Your participation means a great
deal to us and to the thousands of other PLS and HSP patients and their
families. God bless you. You can make an online credit card donation through
PayPal (a secure site) using the Donate button below or print out the
Sponsorship Form and mail it in with your donation.
Your friend,
Mark Dvorak
Print this Sponsorship Form to mail in
a check or provide your MC/VISA credit card information.
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