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We summitted Mt. Rainier on September 1st! To date, this climb has raised over $160,000.00 for Duchenne research, subsequently raising awareness through television, newspaper and internet media around the world. Pictured, are six of the climbers who made it to the top, (L - R) Chris Schauf,(Minnesota) Bill Procko, (Florida), Barry Byrne,(Florida) Thomas St. Claire,(California), Zach Schauf,(Minnesota), and Paul Miller, (California). Only seven Months before this photo was taken, I woke up in my tent in the middle of a winter night, alone in the mountains, with an idea. The lesson to be learned from this photo, is that anyone can turn a crazy idea into something that can change the world. If I would have simply dismissed the idea as crazy, or too difficult, and gone back to sleep, there would be $160,000 dollars less, and thousands of people less, helping to find a cure for boys with DMD. Anything is possible. Set your ideas in motion. Duchenne boys are depending on us to join hands and work for them ,to live and realize their dreams. They are our future Presidents, doctors, entertainers, and Dads. They're too young to fix this themselves. If you are touched by our story..If you are the parent of a boy with DMD and want to feel like you have some sense of power in this "mountain" of a struggle to find a treatment or cure, If you know of someone who is affected..If you feel helpless to change things..............then,I have another idea: Choose a mountain, hill or summit...whatever it is you want to climb... in your own state. Represent your state in the "2010 Climb to Cure Duchenne". We are looking for someone from each of the 50 states to participate. This doesn't need to be "Mt. Rainier "with ropes, ice axes, and a year of prep training. Simply contact Cure Duchenne, "pick your peak" in your home state, and you may be on next year's national "Climb to Cure Duchenne" team.Next summer, during the same week, you will be joined by parents in every state, all climbing or hiking to a high point, to Cure Duchenne. Between now and next summer, each participant will raise $5,000 dollars for Duchenne research. This is not a lot to raise in 9 or 10 months. You would be amazed at how easy this can be! You can recruit as many people as you'd like, to help raise the money. Contact Sean Marshall at Cure Duchenne. He'll set you up with your state's official "Firstgiving" donation site. Then, all you have to do is pick a peak or high point that you would like to climb next summer, and post it on your custom made-free donation site..It's literally "turn key"!! Cure Duchenne will send you your state's "2010 Climb to Cure Duchenne" banner. . The math is pretty simple...with relatively small amounts raised in all 50 states duchenne research will receive $250,000.00 more dollars. More if we can get more participants from each state. Activate yourself now and be part of our 2010 Climb to Cure Duchenne! Click to see footage of the climb. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZw8KXDg44 |
