Last year we shared how Max's cousin Joel was raising awareness and support for families affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This year, with the help of his mom (Max's great aunt), Joel got his entire school in on the act!
Moved by Max's story, Columbia Academy's eighth grade class selected SMA support and awareness as their year-long legacy project. Activities included:
We put together this video to thank Columbia Academy for all their efforts this year to help people with SMA.
Moved by Max's story, Columbia Academy's eighth grade class selected SMA support and awareness as their year-long legacy project. Activities included:
- A school assembly where teachers bid on 8th graders to do their bidding for a day to benefit SMA, raising over $200.
- For the middle school dance, $1 from each ticket sale was donated towards SMA support.
- A Family Bingo Night (sponsored by CA's PTSO), which raised over $2000 for an SMA-related charity!
We put together this video to thank Columbia Academy for all their efforts this year to help people with SMA.