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theGSF Launches First-Of-Its-Kind, Free...
February 27, 2012
Santa Barbara, CA -- February 27, 2012 -- The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (theGSF), a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit...
Cap Lifts, and So Do Spirits
September 23, 2010
A Family Fights Spinal Muscular Atrophy...
October 03, 2010
The world seems like a big, dangerous place for a baby. But sometimes the threat comes from genes. Spinal muscular...
Washington School Girl Scouts Show Off...
May 13, 2013
Once a year around 50 Girl Scouts show off their talents to raise money for a local nonprofit organization.
This...
Paralysis: Pain, Price, and a...
May 13, 2013
Every paralyzed person is unique. His or her body may have areas of partial or total numbness, so skin sensations do...
Five ‘Emerging Investigator’...
April 12, 2013
Two organizations dedicated to defeating the childhood neuromuscular disorder spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) announced...
House Approves Capps Bill Inspired by...
February 05, 2013
The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill authored by Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa...
Capps, McMorris Rodgers Introduce...
January 15, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC –Today Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-24) re-introduced the National Pediatric Research Network Act...
FightSMA and GSF Announce $250,000...
January 15, 2013
Two organizations with storied histories of advancing research to defeat the childhood neuromuscular disease, spinal...
Explore Respite Care Options for...
January 11, 2013
In 2007, Bill and Victoria Strong of Santa Barbara, California, welcomed their infant daughter, Gwendolyn, with the...
GSF Grants 100th Life-Changing iPad;...
January 11, 2013
Santa Barbara, CA -- January 11, 2013 -- The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (GSF), a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit...
Santa Barbara Fifth-Grader’s Santa...
December 20, 2012
Like so many youngsters, Coleman Mortensen is asking Santa Claus to bring him a bicycle this year.
But the...
GSF To Be Featured On NBC, Needs Local...
November 21, 2012
Santa Barbara based nonprofit, the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (GSF), was selected as 1 of 25 charities nationwide...
Special family may be biggest winner at...
November 11, 2012
The joy of accomplishment and personal achievement was all over Santa Barbara City College's La Playa Stadium on...
Never Give Up
November 09, 2012
Our only child, Gwendolyn, just turned 5 years old. She’s never crawled, nor walked, nor taken a single step, and she...
Paralyzed 5-Year-Old with Terminal...
November 05, 2012
Santa Barbara, CA -- November 5, 2012 -- One hundred runners from around the country will gather in Santa Barbara,...
GIVING BACK: Gwendolyn Strong...
November 03, 2012
At 5 years of age, Gwendolyn Strong has defied the predictions. Diagnosed six months after birth with Spinal Muscular...
Bipartisan Capps Bills Approved by...
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, the House of Representatives unanimously approved two bipartisan bills co-authored by...
Changing lives with iPads : Santa...
September 18, 2012
Victoria Strong teared up as she recalled the moment her 4-year-old daughter, Gwendolyn, was finally able to tell...
Gwendolyn Mentioned in Congress as the...
September 13, 2012
On September 11, 2012, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee passed H.R. 6163, the National...
Bipartisan Capps Bills Approved by...
September 13, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee approved two bipartisan bills...
theGSF and Santa Barbara Wealth...
August 21, 2012
Mission Wealth Management, LLC aims to raise $10,000 towards research for a cure for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)...
Win One for FDR—and the Wheelchair...
July 25, 2012
One recent night in Washington D.C., I saw two statues of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: one was huge, capturing the...
FightSMA Announces Introduction in the...
July 20, 2012
ALEXANDRIA, VA. July 20, 2012—A bill to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the creation of...
Congresswoman Capps Speaks on...
March 21, 2012
Before the second anniversary of the health care reform law Congresswoman Capps draws attention to some of its...
A law that scraps junk insurance
March 21, 2012
Amid all the noise that has been generated over the past month about whether insurance policies should be required to...
theGSF Launches First-Of-Its-Kind, Free...
February 27, 2012
Santa Barbara, CA -- February 27, 2012 -- The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (theGSF), a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit...
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Granting...
January 10, 2012
The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (theGSF), a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing global...
Runners raise thousands for those who...
November 13, 2011
They say they run so that one day those who can't, can.
Although it takes strength, endurance, and dedication to...
Team GSF SB Marathon Raises 45 Thousand...
November 09, 2011
The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation has raised 45 thousand dollars heading into this weekend's 3rd Annual Santa Barbara...
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Freshens...
November 07, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, CA – November 7, 2011 – The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (theGSF), a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit...
Thirty Santa Barbara Marathon Runners...
November 03, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, CA – November, 3, 2011 –Thirty Santa Barbara Marathon runners from around the country collectively...
Vaqueros Team Up With Gwendolyn Strong...
September 27, 2011
Santa Barbara City College Football has a new community outreach campaign called The Vaquero Honorary Captain...
The Affordable Care Act: Gwendolyn’s...
July 18, 2011
Bill and Victoria Strong, with daughter Gwendolyn, show how the new health law is providing major relief for American...
Couple wants to spread the word about...
June 09, 2011
Her little pony : Miniature horse...
April 13, 2011
Horses have always held a special place in the hearts of little girls. Maybe it's the way their manes hang down —...
Killer B Fitness presents Gwendolyn...
March 05, 2011
This Saturday you can you can perform all the events of triathlon, while leaving your wetsuit, bike, and sunscreen at...
The numbers don’t lie: Healthcare...
January 08, 2011
In the long-running television series “The West Wing,” President Josiah Bartlett exclaims, “If you want to convince...
Capps Highlights Santa Barbara...
January 06, 2011
Don’t Repeal Healthcare Reform—One...
January 06, 2011
Rep. Capps speaks against repealing healthcare reform because it has put in place critical protections to help...
A Family Fights Spinal Muscular Atrophy...
October 03, 2010
The world seems like a big, dangerous place for a baby. But sometimes the threat comes from genes. Spinal muscular...
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer Wins...
October 01, 2010
Jimmie Johnson Foundation surprises 2nd-place Gwendolyn Strong Foundation with an additional $20,000 grant after...
Cap Lifts, and So Do Spirits
September 23, 2010
Girl Scouts to Honor Three ‘Women of...
September 16, 2010
During its 16th annual Women of Distinction benefit to support Girl Scouts in Santa Barbara, volunteer members of the...
Jimmie Johnson Foundation Announces...
September 08, 2010
Nascar’s Jimmie Johnson Helps Out a...
August 09, 2010
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Selected By...
August 02, 2010
Johnson Adds 2 More Charities to...
August 02, 2010
CONCORD, N.C. (Aug. 2, 2010) – Foundation for Faces of Children (Brookline, Mass.) and The Gwendolyn Strong...
FightSMA Launches Gene Therapy...
July 07, 2010
Advances in stem cell science give us...
July 07, 2010
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Awards...
June 18, 2010
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Awards...
May 30, 2010
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Awards...
May 20, 2010
FightSMA Awards $250,000 Grant to Gene...
May 19, 2010
March 2010 “Real Strong Women”...
March 06, 2010
Hope for a Cure: Gwendolyn Strong...
February 23, 2010
Photo of the Day: Hope for a Cure: Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Receives $100,000 Chase Grant

Chase Community Giving Program Final...
January 29, 2010
Five California Charities Win Grants...
January 27, 2010
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chase and Facebook® today announced five California charities selected to receive major...
Local Charities Score Funding From...
January 27, 2010
Two, Southern California charities are among the charities who are receiving grants from JPMorgan Chase in a...
Local foundation wins grant to fight...
January 26, 2010
A Worthwhile Cause: Gwendolyn Strong...
January 25, 2010
"The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (GSF) seeks to raise awareness about and fund research for Spinal Muscular Atrophy...
Chase and Facebook Announce Winning...
January 25, 2010
Local Family Needs Online Votes to Help...
January 20, 2010
Charity Requests Your Vote on Facebook
January 19, 2010
A few months back I wrote about the charitable work many domain name companies and individual domain investors are...
A nonprofit started by a UCSC alumni...
January 19, 2010
Enlisting Twitter, Facebook For...
January 18, 2010
Give The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation...
January 13, 2010
Local family continues battle against...
December 24, 2009
Family fights, hopes for cure for...
December 24, 2009
GSF Voted Top 100 Charity, Receives...
December 17, 2009
Chase and Facebook Announce 100 Small...
December 16, 2009
Businesses Help Consumers Shop With A...
December 09, 2009
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Nonprofit Group...
October 18, 2009
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation Launches...
October 13, 2009
Passing On Some Inspiring Stories of...
September 28, 2009
Thousands Voice Support for Spinal...
September 09, 2009
How You Can End the #1 Genetic Killer...
July 29, 2009
- Spinal Muscular...
“In Focus” Feature (Video)
July 27, 2009
KEYT-3's "In Focus" features an update on Gwendolyn's cross country RV trip, Sponsor-A-Mile, PetitionToCureSMA.com,...
Acts of Kindness
July 16, 2009
What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)?
July 11, 2009
Never Too Old For Accolades
July 08, 2009
The #1 Genetic Killer of Young Children...
July 06, 2009
Great-grandfather, terminally ill baby...
July 03, 2009
5,000 mile road trip to cure SMA
June 30, 2009
SMA Campaign
June 30, 2009
Family on 5,000-mile journey to raise...
June 29, 2009
Journey for a Cure
June 27, 2009
Strong Family Takes to the Road
June 22, 2009
Race against time: Grandfather, ill...
June 20, 2009
Man, 100, to finally meet sick...
June 20, 2009
STRONG BOND : Couple hits road to fight...
June 20, 2009
Santa Barbara Family Hits the Road in...
June 20, 2009
Couple finds strength in fighting for a...
June 19, 2009
Santa Barbara Toddler Makes One Last...
June 17, 2009