Directions Spring 2020

IMPACT REPORT July 1, 2019 –May 1, 2020

1,210 PEOPLE WERE EDUCATED THROUGH IN-PERSON SUMMIT OF STRENGTH EVENTS

850 FAMILIES RECEIVED A COVID-19 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GIFT CARD

1,350 FAMILIES RECEIVED A COVID-19 SUPPORT PACKAGE

303 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT MAILED OUT THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT POOL

364 INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED OUR TEEN AND ADULT SUPPORT PACKAGE

20 PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS IN THE CURE SMA CARE CENTER NETWORK

Cure SMAwants to thank our donors, event organizers, and volunteers who support our mission every day. We continue to invest in comprehensive research to create new breakthroughs in treatment and care, while providing the local and national programs that the SMA community depends on today. In fact, 83 cents of every dollar raised is funding research, patient services, family support, and awareness programs. Donor Spotlight Michael Galas

Monthly donations are a vital gift option that fuels Cure SMA’s success. We would like to thank Michael Galas, a monthly Cure SMA donor from Florida, for his dedication and support! Michael is grandfather to 2-year-old Tilly, who was diagnosed at 6 months of ages with SMA Type 3. Tilly was able to receive Cure SMA’s newly diagnosed support package and equipment from our equipment pool. “I give to Cure SMA monthly because it is important that others get the same support that my granddaughter did, and that she continues to receive today,” said Michael. Michael’s wife and her sewing guild also show their support by sewing more than 60 quilts and 100 pillowcases to be included in some of the support packages. Monthly donors choose what they can give each month in support of our mission’s critical SMA research and family support programs. If you’d like to support Cure SMA on a monthly basis, please contact fundraising@curesma.org.

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