Blog Archive 06/2012
Every Effort Matters
June 28, 2012 by VictoriaChildren helping children is one of those things that never ceases to fill up our "gratitude" jar and always reminds us of the good in the world. This summer little ones are doing some really awesome things. Every single effort matters! Thank you Miles and Davidson families for creating change!
... Read More >>Team GSF Is Remarkable People
June 21, 2012 by Victoria
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We are so, so, so excited about all the great things going on with Team GSF. Team GSF athletes have now raised $200,000 for the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation's programs. Amazing! And we were just selected as an OFFICIAL CHARITY for the Santa Barbara International Marathon (SBIM). AWESOME! Team...
Read More >>RESEARCH UPDATE: SMA Large Animal Model
June 19, 2012 by Bill Strong
In December 2011, theGSF funded $100,000 to Dr. Monique A. Lorson and University of Missouri in support of Dr. Lorson's exciting research focused on developing the first large animal model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) to be used by the broad, global research community as a new testing ground...
Read More >>Gwendolyn’s New Pimped Out Size 2 EASyS Wheelchair + How To Pimp Your Own Ride
June 12, 2012 by Bill Strong
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Hard to believe (enormous understatement), but three-and-a-half adventure filled years have flown by since Gwendolyn got her size 1 EASyS wheelchair. She's thrived over those years and that means that her growing-growing-growing-like-weeds-long-legs were starting to stick out of the front of...
Read More >>Making Our Marriage Work: 9 Year Annivesary
June 07, 2012 by VictoriaOn March 17th, good ole' St. Patrick's Day, Bill and I celebrated our 13th "meeting" anniversary. Yep, 13 years ago I met this amazing fella at... TGIFridays. Right? (Honestly folks, you can meet your spouse anywhere!) Whether it was the green beer or timing or serendipity, we will never know but...
Read More >>Good Things For Gwendolyn: Preschool Graduate
June 04, 2012 by VictoriaToday is Gwendolyn's last day of preschool. We can't believe it! This is her year in review:
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Project Mariposa :: iPad Grants #39-45
June 01, 2012 by Victoria
Each week we announce the Project Mariposa grant recipients on our Facebook fan page. We look forward to Fridays and this announcement all week long. Today we are granting five new iPads -- FIVE! Because of the efforts of Sierra Vista High School, we were able to grow Project Mariposa even...
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