Blog Archive 10/2011
Westchester County, NY High School Fundraises For theGSF
October 27, 2011 by Victoria Strong
Kids helping kids. We LOVE it!
Ossining High School in Westchester County, New York recently created an awesome and creative fundraiser with the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation as beneficiary. And we are so excited to be involved. During Spirit Week students with the Power of Peace club created a...
Read More >>Pumpkin Patch and A New Four Year Old Attitude
October 24, 2011 by Victoria Strong
Woowee! We have been going, going, going lately. And when we aren't going out with Miss G we have been working hard on some new changes/updates/projects with theGSF. We are pretty darn excited, but it means I haven't been blogging about my #1 girl as much as I usually do. There has been lots of...
Read More >>Irvine, California | An Evening with Dr. Hans Keirstead
October 23, 2011 by Bill Strong
If you live near Irvine, California you don't want to miss this incredible opportunity to meet and learn from a pioneer in stem cell research! Our awesome friends at The Roman Reed Foundation are hosting "An Evening with Dr. Hans Keirstead" at University of California, Irvine on Wednesday, October...
Read More >>Team GSF SB Marathon: My X-Factor and the Final Stretch.
October 21, 2011 by Bill Strong
Hard to believe, but nine months has come and gone since I set out to do my first training run for the Santa Barbara Marathon while on a trip with Victoria and Gwendolyn to Monterey, California. And it's been five months since I decided to go for it and we officially launched our Team GSF SB...
Read More >>SMA Wing Fest
October 19, 2011 by Victoria Strong
This is awesome and hilarious -- and a reminder that truly anything can become an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for SMA.
Friends Chris Byrd andJoseph Ranseth are doing what guys often do -- challenging each other. In this case, it is a "Wing Fest". Yep , that's right, these men are...
Read More >>Smile To Fight SMA | One Camera Click At A Time
October 18, 2011 by Victoria Strong
Do you know what we love? When people turn their talents into a way to fundraise to help end SMA. And Couture Foto sure is talented -- and YOU have the opportunity to benefit!
Acclaimed photographer Brandon Humes of Couture Foto and his wife, Stephanie, have organized "Smile To Fight SMA" at the...
Read More >>Vanille Cupcake Boutique Raises $1,125 for theGSF in Honor of Amanda
October 17, 2011 by Victoria Strong
Cupcakes are yummy delicious treats. But did you know they also help end SMA? Vanille Cupcake Boutique in Panama City, Panama opened up their gorgeous bakery to fundraise for theGSF's mission in honor of sweet Amanda Cardoze. For the entire month of August (SMA Awareness Month), Vanille sold a...
Read More >>Join Team Callie In The North Carolina Marathon
October 13, 2011 by Victoria Strong
Team Callie is gearing up for the North Carolina Marathon and we are so proud of them. In honor of adorable, sweet, precocious Callie Golden, her father, Nathan, is racing on November 19th with a team of 20 by his side. Team Callie will be tackling the full, half and relay throughout High Point --...
Read More >>Birthday Part 3: The Actual Day and Lion King 3D
October 12, 2011 by Victoria Strong This is the last birthday celebration post. We had so much fun that it was just too much to cram into one post; hope you aren't tired of the big 4 hullabaloo. To be honest it has been nice for us to reflect on this milestone and truly appreciate all the good things for Gwendolyn -- which so many of... Read More >>Sweet Revenge Raises $2,400 for the GSF in Memory of Ciara Van De
October 11, 2011 by Victoria Strong
Sweet Revenge: A Benefit in Memory of Ciara Rose Van De Loo was a cupcake, wine and beer tasting held at the Gnarly Vine in New Rochelle, New York -- and it was an incredible night for many reasons. The amazing Van De Loo family turned what should have been their daughter Ciara's 1st birthday...
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