Bill Procko's Fundraising Page
Page Creator: Bill Procko
Event: 2009 Climb to Cure Duchenne - Climbing Team
Page Closes: Dec 1, 2009
Team Name: Climbing Team
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Evan on Dad's shoulders
About our nonprofit:
CureDuchenne CureDuchenne
We can’t afford to be subtle. There’s just no time. We are fighting for the lives of the 20,000 boys who are born every year with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. It can happen in any family. Most of...
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Fundraising target: $14,410
So far I have raised: $15,027.66
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My personal message:

2009 Climb to Cure Duchenne

 Please sponsor me and help save our son.

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.  My name is Bill Procko.  On behalf of my son, Evan, and children around the world who have been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, (DMD),  the most lethal genetic disorder affecting children worldwide, I am helping to organize a climbing team of DMD parents, doctors, researchers, and rock musicians to ascend Mt. Rainier this coming August.  Our goal is to raise, (as a team), over $170,000 dollars for Duchenne research, along with a large sum of priceless awareness. 

Each climber, (myself included) is responsible for raising $14,410 dollars by the August climb date.  That amount of money is equal to the mountain's elevation in feet.  All donations will go to "Cure Duchenne", a non-profit, parent-run foundation which is currently funding some of the most promising research trials in the world.  These trials are among the most likely candidates to help save Evan's life, as well as thousands upon thousands of boys around the world.  Without a cure or treatment, the life expectancy of a Duchenne boy is late teens to early twenties. It is 100% fatal, no exceptions.

Your donations will make a difference. Five years ago, Cure Duchenne was the first organization to fund a research project with a small company in the Netherlands called "Prosensa".  Now ,five years later, Prosensa is in clinical trials with the most promising therapy to save Evan's life.  Donations made back then paved the way for us to have hope today.  Your donations today can make a difference in Evan's tomorrow.

Please donate toward my goal of $14,410.  Every dollar will count as a foot of elevation towards the summit.  No donation is too small. 

With your help, this mountain is going to be climbed, and we will use it to scream our message to the world!

To see a video of Evan and read our personal blog go to www.SaveOurSon.org. Also, follow my training and fundraising on twitter under "cureclimber".

Bill

Links:

www.CureDuchenne.org

www.SaveOurSon.org

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090816/ARTICLES/908149910/1004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Online Sponsors to date:
Display Name Date Amount  Comment
Karen (Karpey) Viets 9/11/2009 $50.00 Congratulations!! 
Butler Family 9/7/2009 $20.00 Your family is amazing. 
lisa garrett 9/6/2009 $100.00  
Shelley Zantop & Bill Cargile 8/31/2009 $410.00 "Great things are done when men & mountains meet."  
diane 8/31/2009 $332.50  
J.R. & Bonnie 8/30/2009 $40.17 "You are my help & deliverer, O my God, do not delay".Psalm40:17 Trust HIM. Love & prayers 
Leon, Candice and Hunter Land 8/29/2009 $25.00 Thoughts and prayers are with you! 
Brittany and Zac Cole 8/28/2009 $25.00 Our thoughts are with you and your family... thanks for making a difference:) 
Adrienne and Carlos Riveros 8/28/2009 $25.00 God be with you both during this time. Go conquer that mountain! 
Caren Gorenberg 8/27/2009 $50.00  
Dana Bass 8/27/2009 $10.00 If God brings you to it he will see you through it :-) 
Julya Sims 8/27/2009 $15.00 Good luck and we will pray for you and a cure 
Aliesha & Cory Thompson 8/27/2009 $50.00 We love you.  
The Disken Family 8/26/2009 $25.00 With God all things are possible! 
The Maddux Family 8/26/2009 $35.00 We have faith that you can climb any mountain!!!! 
carol canciglia 8/25/2009 $25.00 God be with You 
Anita, Hannah and Trace Touchton 8/25/2009 $25.00 Our thoughts and prayers are with you!! On your journey we are climbing right along with you!! 
Joyce 8/25/2009 $100.00 In memory of Dorothy and her son. 
Leighann and Mason Davis 8/24/2009 $20.00 Me and my son Mason will be praying for Evan and your family!! God Speed!! 
Frank and Kay Winders 8/24/2009 $25.00 God Bless you on your quest. 
Janet Oakes 8/24/2009 $25.00  
Steve Smith 8/23/2009 $100.00  
Beverly Saviello 8/22/2009 $20.00  
Dexter and Janice Miller 8/19/2009 $10.00  
Tim Puder 8/18/2009 $20.00 In Loving Memory of My Son, Bryan Casey Hugh Puder, 12/7/82 - 6/25/09 
Karen Chamusco 8/18/2009 $20.00 My heart goes out to you and your son 
ron & dianne farb 8/18/2009 $144.10 we wish you a safe successful climb 
Anonymous 8/18/2009 $20.00  
Jackie and Karen 8/17/2009 $100.00 Good luck and enjoy the view! 
Len & Denise Sanger, USA Pool & Toy, O'Brien, FL 8/17/2009 $50.00  
Darryl Cannon 8/17/2009 $100.00  
Anonymous 8/17/2009 $200.00 You go, Bill. A worthy cause for Evan and many others. 
Carol 8/17/2009 $50.00 Good luck with your climb! 
Josephine, Grace & Robert 8/17/2009 $100.00 Wishing much success to great parents!! 
Robert J Malone 8/17/2009 $100.00 My nephew has DMD. Let's conquer this mountain. 
Anonymous 8/17/2009 $10.00 What a great dad you are--good luck! 
Tim Dutcher 8/17/2009 $50.00 You're a great father, Bill. Keep up the fight. 
Arlene and Dave 8/17/2009 $25.00 Wishing you a very successful climb!! 
Anonymous 8/16/2009 $25.00  
Wanda 8/16/2009 $25.00  
Anonymous 8/16/2009 $100.00 Best wishes for your family. 
Gators 8/16/2009 $25.00 Go! Bill, you are not alone! 
Betsy Pepine 8/16/2009 $500.00 Your story is very inspiring. May your climb in a success in raising awareness, funds and hope.  
Debi & Ted Teimer 8/16/2009 $150.00 Your story in the Gville Sun today grabbed our hearts-we hope they find a cure soon. 
Glenda and Randy Hatch 8/16/2009 $75.00 We are pulling for you and your family!! 
Denise & Jim Kaplan 8/13/2009 $100.00 We believe in you and a cure.  
Anonymous 8/13/2009 $250.00  
Diana & Charlie Smith 8/11/2009 $50.00 Mindy shared your story with us on FB. Good luck! 
Gary and Christine Noland 8/4/2009 $60.00  
Melissa M. 7/31/2009 $20.00 Best of luck from Atlanta! 
Cynthia Gill & Wilson Jones 7/31/2009 $40.00 Best of Luck! We think about you guys often. We miss having you around. 
Ashley Jones, Fogo Island, NL 6/21/2009 $50.00 I have heard such wonderful things about your family. I Pray for a cure.  
mary kay party 6/15/2009 $50.00  
Larry Mixon 5/5/2009 $20.00 "Strength to carry on is found in a reason to believe" Godspeed! 
Daryl and Elaine Kellum 5/4/2009 $1,000.00 We are praying for Evan and your family. 
Matt 4/15/2009 $50.00 Good luck, Bill. 
Gail P. Schatz 4/9/2009 $100.00  
Brian Adams 4/7/2009 $10.00  
Gary and Christine Noland 3/31/2009 $30.00  
Amma L. Koon 3/30/2009 $200.00 I pray that this will help bring Evan's cure at a faster pace. 
Doug and Donna Sprague 3/25/2009 $50.00  
Jennie Garner 3/18/2009 $15.00  
Jesse Moore 3/17/2009 $200.00  
Tri County Locksmiths 3/13/2009 $10.00  
Gary and Christine Noland 3/9/2009 $20.00  
Pete Dahlberg 3/7/2009 $100.00 God Bless you all, I hope this helps. 
Barb & Tom 2/23/2009 $50.00  
Mike and Linda Comcowich 2/23/2009 $200.00  
Sabine Moore 2/22/2009 $50.00 Sabine Moore 
diane 2/22/2009 $110.00  
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* Total raised online: $6,286.77
Amount raised offline: $8,740.89
Grand Total: $15,027.66
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