FA Family Newsletter - Fanconi Anemia Research Fund

Second Annual InternationalFanconi Anemia Day a Big SuccessFundraisingMore than 20 families affected by Fanconi anemia helpedraise awareness and funds for FA research for The SecondAnnual International Fanconi Anemia Day, observed May 1.Events included a karate exhibition, a “cosmic” bowl-a-thon,a Facebook challenge, an online auction, yard sales, a 5k run/walk, and fundraising letter campaigns. In all, families raisedmore than $75,000 for FA research and family support.International Fanconi Anemia Day was the brainchildof the FA community’s own Peg Padden. Padden, an FAFamily Fundraising Efforts Remain Strongparent, member of the Fund’s board of directors, and FAfundraiser, has some exciting new plans. Peg announced thatshe will be devoting the next year to raising money for theFund. We are delighted with her commitment to the causeand grateful for the gift of her time.Many thanks to these dedicated and imaginative familiesfor all they did to spread the word and raise money forsuch an important cause. It’s not too early to start thinkingabout next year!From Jan. 1, 2011 through Sept. 15, 2011, Fanconi anemia families raised $1,200,571 for the Fanconi AnemiaResearch Fund. Thank you for your fundraising efforts so far this year. Remember that the Fund’s staff is available toassist you with your holiday fundraising.$250,000 and upGloria Miller$150,000 - $199,999Dave and Lynn Frohnmayer$100,000 - $149,999Kendall & Taylor Atkinson Foundation withthe Nash and Atkinson FamiliesGlen Shearer and Peg Padden$20,000 - $49,999Kerrie BrannockMike and Tracy BrannockRobert and Barbara CaponeJohn and Kim ConnellyEd and Janice DuffyFanconi Hope Charitable TrustKevin and Lorraine McQueenTodd and Kristin Levine$10,000 - $19,999Chris and Susan CollinsMark De Groot and Hanneke TakkenbergCarole FelmyMichael GlasKaps for KendallMatthew and Evelyn KeyesDan and Nikki McCarthy$5,000 - $9,999Jeffrey and Donna BoggsChris and Jennifer BranovDonald and Danielle BurkinRoger and Eleanor HermanBrian Horrigan and Amy LevineCharles and Katy HullSteve and Jennifer Klimkiewicz/Wyatt’sWarriorsJeremy and Stacey MeffordMark and Diane PearlPeter and Janice PlessGeorge and Kathryn Reardon$1,000 - $4,999Jimmy and Jenny ArmentroutAndrew and Vicki AthensMark and Linda BaumillerIsrael and Mary Jo BecerraRandy and Nancy BloxomRichard and Tena BosonPatti CarterDavid and Kim ChewDarrel and Kalani DeHaanBrian and Jennifer DormanLisa DoyleEzat and Laila FaizyarDavid and Mary Ann FiaschettiBen and Stephanie GriggsAlan and Rachel GrossmanDavid and Paula GuidaraOwen Hall and Margaret KastingErik Kjos-Hanssen and Frislid TuridChristopher and Dana LambMark and Angela LammTanner and Jessica LindsayGregory and Lynnette LowrimoreDeane Marchbein and Stuart CohenTue Marker and Kirstine la CourRasmussenOrion and Lisa MarxSheila MeehanJim and Holly MirendaTyler Morrison and Rachel AltmannJack and Lisa NashRobert and Mary NoriRon and Fredi NorrisJoshua and Crystal PepperPaul and Rena RiceMark Ritchie and Lisa MingoKevin and Katie Rogers/My Best FriendRick and Lynn SabloskyBob and Andrea SacksBill and Connie SchenoneBruce and Loreen TimperleyWilliam and Mary UnderrinerMike and Beth VangelUp to $999Randy and Lauren ArmstrongKen and Jeanne AtkinsonGerald BarbierJulie BarbierJohn and Audrey BarrowConrad and Joan BenderJames and Tracy BibyMichael and Diane BradleyRichard BrigaLezlie CheslerTyler and Teresa CliftonBrad and Cynthia CurryDottie DayRichard DayJeremy and Michelle DellaValleJohn DelzellWendy DelzellJames and Carol DillonAntonino and Marie Di MercurioPat and Mary DiMarinoLindsay and Sandra DunnDavid and Kelly DunnockGene and Lynn EddyGinger EggersSharon EllisBilly Jo and Debbie EstepKay EubanksCurt and Crystal FalesEdwin Ferreira and Yalitza NegronNancy FinneganScott FinneganDoreen FlynnBrett and Nanette FosterLiz FunkGary and Melody GanzBrian and Lisa GillottPat and Maria GleasonJosh and Maria GodwinAllen Goldberg and Laurie StronginAndrew and Jennifer GoughJohn and Raquel HannaJeff HoffmanJudy HoffmanShane and Colleen IrvinJeff and Beth JanockJohn and Karilyn KelsonKeith and Krisstina KingKayla LackeyTim and Mary Ann LanaEugene and Renee LemmonSkip Longstaff and Susan Gannon-LongstaffEric and Beth LosekampBill and Jackie LucarellSteve and Alison McClayKevin and Barbara McKeeCatherine McKeonGianna and Lauren MegnaIan and Tricia MitchellDes Murnane and Mai ByrneTony and Lina NahasJack and Tammy NealFred and Nancy NunesLorraine O’ConnorMichael and Katharine OrmondAlbina ParenteJohn and Dianne PloetzMichael and Kay ProctorLynn and Shirley QuiliciPedro and Marina RaveloGail RichardsonLeonard and Jan RileyRichard and Dolores SatterleeThomas and Brenda SeifordBryan and Karen SiebenthalDebby SlaterJeff SlaterTamara StephensLeaAnn StillerGreg and Brandi StuartCharles and Jennifer SumrallPaul and Debra SundsvoldMark and Susan TragerTom and Kathy UnoJoe and Wendy VitirittoMike and Wendy WadeXiaoqing Wang and Ning LiuMarc WeinerSandy WeinerMichael and Kim WilliamsNorman and Michelle WilsonSean and Kristin Young18 Family Newsletter #50