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PHILLY CURE HD                                                 MARCH 2016    
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Upcoming EventsUpcoming
White Elephant Bingo
White Elephant Bingo
March 5th, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM.  Join us for this fun and crazy HD social event.  Click here for more details and to RSVP.  

Brain Awareness Week Brain Awareness Week
March 14th - 20th.  Brain Awareness Week is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.


Caregivers Gathering
April 4th, 6:30 to 8:30 PM.  Our HD Caregivers meet every other month. Please RSVP. 

1st PENN Symposium on HD for Patients and Caregivers
April 8th, 8:30 to 12 PM.  Presented by Penn Medicine.  See brochure for details and registration information. 

Our Annual Philly Cure HD Fundraising Walk Fundraising Walk
April 17th, 9 AM.  Save the date.  Click here for more information or to begin fundraising.   We hope you will be able to join us. 

Click here for information about becoming a Walk Sponsor.
  
Monday Morning Caregiver Chat 
This is a weekly, Monday 10 AM, chat moderated by Joanne, our HD Care Consultant, with any of our Huntington's disease caregivers.  Contact Joanne to learn how to join us for this Facebook Caregiver Chat.
Huntington's Disease & the BrainHD
The Key
The surface of a virus is coated in molecules that act like keys to trick a cell into unlocking its doors and letting the virus in.
Harnessing the power of viruses to treat Huntington's disease
New therapies for disorders like Huntington's disease are on the way, but getting the drugs to enter brain cells can be a major challenge. A group of scientists has redesigned and tested a harmless virus that can efficiently deliver a 'gene silencing' message throughout the brain in mice, much further than naturally occurring viruses can reach. What's more, it can be given with a simple injection into the blood, offering great potential for research in gene silencingresearch and beyond.

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More Information About the BrainMore 
Click on any of the images below to watch a video about the amazing human brain
Amazing Brain Facts
Neurons
Harvard Brain Tissue Bank
Fundraise More Efficiently Fundraise
So you are setting up your fundraising page for our April 17th Walk.  Learn some fundraising tips by clicking on any of the images below.
Social Media Fundraising
10 Simple Fundraising Tips
Anatomy of an Ask
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