Gracie Clark, 13, is blind and has cerebral palsy. Her parents are hosting a fundraiser to buy a wheelchair-accessible van for their daughter. MANITOWOC – Gracie Clark loves people, loves to laugh … and loves to get out of the house on an adventure. “If you tell her the night before ‘We are going bye-bye,’…
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Win for Peyton after charities come together to donate van
A great result for a Glenmore Park family. Nichelle Ritchie has been doing all she can to raise money for her nearly five-year-old daughter Peyton Wilson, who has a rare chromosome disorder. Now, local community organisations have come together to supply the Glenmore Park family a wheelchair modified van that will improve Peyton’s life. Previously…
Staten Island charities help fund $92K accessible van for teen with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Michael’s Cause is named after Michael Capolongo, who was diagnosed in 2010 with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a fatal genetic disorder with no cure affecting 3,500 boys worldwide. Duchenne’s affects the heart and lungs and thus is fatal by the time a young man reaches his early 20s. Michael, 15, is…