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1st ANNUAL CASINO NIGHT AND SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
HOLIDAY INN 67TH STREET, RED DEER

Cocktails at 6:00pm
Dinner at 6:30 pm
Poker Tournament starts at 8:30 pm, $50 chip buy in (ORGANIZED AND OPERTATED BY CASH CASINO, RSVP REQUIRED BY OCTOBER 9, limited seats)

TICKETS:
DINNER AND FUN CASINO $100 Per Person

RSVP DEADLINE: OCTOBER 9. Please email alifeforlexx@shaw.ca or call 403-318-2487 for tickets or for more information

The first $5,000US in proceeds will go directly to stem cell
research for SMA which is near human clinical trials as part of the Unite for the Cure Campaign. This research has potential to cure SMA, and we are uniting to close last the $500,000 funding gap.
http://www.blogger.com/www.uniteforthecure.com
Remaining funds raised will be used directly for Lexx's critical medical equipment and everyday medical necessities. Lexx was diagnosed with SMA Type 1, at 3 months old.


Poker Tournament Prizes

1st Prize - Wild West Shootout Poker Tournament Ticket
Calgary Cash Casino, Ticket Value $760
2nd Prize - 32" Flat Screen TV
3rd Prize - Night Out: $50 Gift Certificate for the Keg
Night stay in Jacuzzi Suite, Holiday Inn 67th St.


SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLE AND DOOR PRIZES PROVIDED BY THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS:

Accounting for Success
Port O Call Safeway
Avon - Liza Wiley
Red Deer AG Foods
Beaners Cuts for Kids
Red Deer Frame-It Store
Boston Pizza
Rooster Tails - Natasha Hunt
Bower Mall
Rowland Parker and Associates
Busters Pizza, Donair & Pasta
Scrapbookers Paradise
Central Alberta Tile One
Sobey's Village Mall
Chatters Parkland Mall
Something Country Flowers & Gifts
Galaxy Cinemas
The Bay
Clowes Jewellers
The Bra Lounge
Creative Snaps - Kari Grant
The Gallery on Main
Curves
The Keg
Deerfoot Inn and Casino
The Nail Room
Divine Serenity Spa & Massage Therapy
Therapeutic Kneads
Gasoline Alley Harley Davidson
Toyota Red Deer
Green Apple - Bower Mall
Heritage Lanes
Holiday Inn 67th Street
Housewarmings
Keely Black Photography
Make Your Bed
Investors Group - Bob Howell
Mary Kay - Francoise Sedor
Meadowlands Golf Club
Pampered Chef - Jeanine Foulston Anderson
Mary Kay - Janice Savage
Paradise Indoor Golf and Recreation
Parkland Sled & ATV

And more to come...


QUICK FACTS ABOUT SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY:
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the number one genetic killer of children under the age of two, is an often fatal disease that destroys the nerves controlling voluntary muscle movement, which affects crawling, walking, head and neck control, and even swallowing.
WHO IS AFFECTEDSMA is one of the most prevalent genetic disorders.
One in every 6,000 babies is born with SMA.
SMA can strike anyone of any age, race or gender.
One in every 40 people carries the gene that causes SMA. The child of two carriers has a one in four chance of developing SMA.
7.5 million Americans are carriers.
THE TYPES OF SMASMA Patients are classified into four types based on milestones achieved at onset of SMA. Type I and II are the most prevalent.
Type I, or Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease, is the most severe form of SMA. Type I SMA strikes infants between birth and six months old. Children affected with Type I will require various medical equipment to help them maintain daily respiratory function, and will require a feeding tube when they lose their ability to swallow. These children have extremely limited mobility.
Type II affects infants between seven and 18 months old. Type II patients may be able to sit unaided or even stand with support. They are at increased risk for complications from respiratory infections.
Type III, also known as Kugelberg-Welander Disease, is the least deadly form of childhood-onset SMA. It strikes children as early as the age of 18 months, but can surface as late as adolescence. Type III patients are able to walk, but weakness is prevalent. Most patients eventually need to use a wheelchair.
Type IV is the adult form of the disease. Symptoms tend to begin after age 35.
SMA does not affect sensation and intellectual activity in patients. It commonly is observed that patients with SMA are unusually bright and sociable.