The Spasmodic
Dysphonia (SD)
Support groups of San Francisco/North Bay and the South Bay thank
all supporters and donors for making
THE WALK
ACROSS THE
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE A SUCCESS!
On Sunday, October 8, 2006, nineteen people, many
with SD and/or their family members, walked the span of
the Golden Gate
Bridge in both directions to raise funds for research
to find a cure for SD; to
educate
medical
professionals
and the
public
about SD; and to support people who cope daily with the frustrations
of communicating with
individuals and groups at work, at home and socially.
We had great
walking weather: sun, temperatures in the low 70's and not much
wind.
The final count isn't in yet, but close to $7,000 was
raised, including two anonymous matching grants of $2600.
For photos of this event, see the BRIDGE
WALK page.
THANKS to Marilyn
and Ron Bean for graciously hosting us at their lovely home. Our
celebration included a brown bag lunch, photo taking, chocolate
cake and the NSDA banner designed by Marcia Sterling for NSDA booths.
It turned out that Sunday
was part of Fleet Week and the Blue Angels were performing during
our
WALK. This meant major traffic and parking
problems! Marilyn and Ron came to the rescue, driving
eight
of us at a time to the bridge in two cars. And then, with the help
of cell phones, they returned to the bridge to chauffeur us back
to
leftover
chocolate cake and Starbucks coffee.
