November 2008: Kids Helping Kids - it's the BEST!Charlotte, Lauren and Savannah of Boxford, MA are industrious young ladies! They ran their own "Pennies for Progeria" campaign at their school, Spofford Pond Elementary, and raised $188 - WOW! Many thanks for your hard work and dedication to children with Progeria, girls. We hope you inspire others your age to do the same!
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September 2008 - “Just when you think you’ve heard everything…”We’ve had people climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, parachute from a plane and sumo wrestle for Progeria – all wild and crazy events that made us laugh and shake our heads with wonder at the lengths people will go to support Progeria research. Here’s another one – we invite you to think of a unique way to raise money, tooSavage and Associates employee Benji Steinberg told his co-workers if they raised $500 he would shave his (very) full head of hair off. They ended up raising almost $900, and Benji was true to his word – the “event” took place in the company parking lot with a huge crowd, an emcee and good-natured Benji in a hula skirt!
And the fun didn’t stop there – Stacey Rankin then told everyone at work that she would shave her head if they raised $30,000. Company leaders then “punk’d” her by presenting Tim with a “check” for $30,000! After a very stressful few minutes for Stacey they told her it was a joke. |
July 2008 – Lexington, KY: Students Raise Some Dough for PRF!Children at Zach Pickard’s school raised $600 for PRF by holding a Bake Sale. Many thanks to Ms. Laura and Ms. Lora who organized the students, and the kids and their parents who baked and bought!
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July 2008 - Brown Summit, NC: What a Grand Idea!Grand Design Mat of North Carolina, a company that specializes in automotive trunk lid accessories, raised $300 for PRF from a percentage of website sales. Owner Phil Madren learned about PRF after meeting Chip Foose at a Mustang Show, and wanted to do something to help. Phil hopes to do more of this in the future, and we are so grateful for his continued support! |
June 2008- Waltham, MA: Students at Gann Academy Raise $$ and Awareness for PRFJordana Rodman, a senior at Gann Academy, was drawn to Progeria after Rabbi Harold Kushner, whose son had Progeria, spoke at their school. Jordana then gave a presentation on Progeria for her biology class project, but also wanted to do more. So she asked her class to hold a Yard Sale fundraiser at school. The students raised almost $200 for PRF, and were so excited with the success that they have decided to make this an annual tradition. GO GANN!!
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June 2008 Toronto, Canada: CCFBG Shines for PRFThe CCFBG Car Club worked with Chip Foose to design autographed club shirts which were raffled off during the club’s June Show and Shine event. The raffle raised $400 for PRF, and was such a success that the club is going to raffle off more shirts at their future shows. Shine on!
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2008 Miracle Makers
