Families of
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Canada
P.O. Box 97
Rivers, Manitoba R0K 1X0 
(800) 866-0016
http://www.CureSMA.ca

 

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Fundraising and Events Calendar:

2010    
Aug 21 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament for FSMA - 18 Hole Texas Scramble. Strathmore Golf Club. Cost: $140.00 per player includes green fees, power cart, dinner and incredible prizes for all participants!! Email Craig Koch at cdkoch@shaw.ca for more info. Strathmore, Alberta
Oct 3 Georgia's Journey of Hope journeyofhope.houseoflucas.com Winnipeg, MB
Nov 13 5th Annual Angel Gala for SMA at Glencairn Golf Club. See http://www.angelgala.com/ for details. Our evening starts at 5:30 pm with cocktails and the opening of our silent auction (over 200 items!). Wayne MacDonald will be entertaining us in the bar area with his guitar and wide array of songs, both current and classic. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm followed by a brief video presentation and our exciting live auction. The dance floor opens at 9:00 and it only takes a few minutes for it to fill up for the rest of the night. In the past four years, you have helped us to raise $300,000 for Spinal Muscular Atrophy research at the Angel Gala. Add this to Esso's Rebecca Run for SMA and we have raised $1.7 million dollars since our daughter, Rebecca, was diagnosed with SMA nine years ago. While great gains have been made in medical research, especially in the fields of gene therapy, upregulation of SMN II protein and stem cell research, it has not yet reached our children. You can purchase tickets to the Angel Gala on our new and improved web-site www.angelgala.com. But remember, tickets sell out every year so remember to order early! We are always looking for corporate sponsors or donations to our silent and live auctions. If you can assist us, please contact Theresa Van Fraassen at vanfraassen@cogeco.ca. Thank you for all you have done to help us find a cure for SMA. Halton Hills, ON
December St Joseph School Annual Christmas Fundraiser - Rebecca Van Fraassen's school is once again asking the students to give a donation to FSMAC in lieu of a gift to their teacher. Please simply make a donation through CanadaHelps.org - choose St Joseph School Christmas Fundraiser in the designation drop box. Milton -  Georgetown area, ON (but anyone may donate)
December Holiday Letter Campaign Anywhere

Ongoing Fundraisers:

 FSMA Promotional T-shirts, charms and more
Shop & Support Fundraising Program
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More Fundraising Ideas

August is SMA Awareness Month materials - available for download or ordering. These are useful all year round, not just in August!
Angel Gala Video - great fundraising tool

Mailing campaign. We will supply the self-addressed envelops and the stamps. You will find that family and friends are very generous. See our Give the Gift of Hope Holiday Fundraising Flyer - Beautiful color page suitable for use with your Christmas cards or any other holiday letter - or just send it by itself. Ready to print and mail. (.pdf format file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - a free download - to view or print) Right-click the flyer link and 'save' the file to your hard drive. Email bettylou@curesma.ca if you need help.

Concert

Walk/Run/Bike-a-thon

Dinner

Social/Dance

4 person beach volleyball tournament

Curling Funspiel

Racquet/Squash Tournament

Bowling-Fundraiser

Fishing Derby

Dance

Bake Sale

Garage Sale

Tea

Golf Tournament

Raffle (might need licence)

Snooker Tournament

Chess Tournament

Car Ralley

Approach a local swimming pool to donate a couple of hours and sell tickets to attend.

Work with school, for one day kids can wear a hat if they pay a loonie

Hits for SMA. Work with a local baseball team and get businesses to sponsor a player and make a donation based on the type of hit. $5 for a single, $10 for double, $15 for a triple and $25 for a home run, and $50 for a grandslam. Base the $ amount on the community size and the size of businesses. Donations will certainly add up throughout the year. Everyone wins, FSMAC gets exposure and donations, businesses gets free advertising, team gets credit for helping community. This fundraiser could apply to any major sporting team like hockey (Goals for SMA), basketball (Hoops for SMA), soccer (Goals for SMA), etc.

Have local celebrities and business leaders serve at local restaurant and have tips donated to FSMAC.

Approach a local skating arena and ask them to donate a couple of hours and sell tickets to attend.

Auction (Get items donated)

Skidoo Poker Derby

Door to Door Canvassing

Why should I get involved in Fundraising?

Contact Information

Now that FSMAC has status as an official Charitable Organization, many more fundraising opportunities are available. If you are interested in starting a fundraiser, please check with us first to make sure it will meet Revenue Canada's requirements. Also, anyone interested in doing a letter writing campaign, please contact Darren Bray for help at darren@curesma.ca - or see Contact Us

 
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