Celebrate 25 years of the Walking for PWS events at a city near you! This event series happens once a year during National PWS Awareness month in various cities throughout California. Families come together to walk, play games, dance and raise awareness of Prader-Willi syndrome. These events are part of our biggest fundraiser of the year.
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The PWCF Walks are now behind us, and from what I have heard they were once again amazing. This year, however, for first time in our family’s history we were not able to attend our Walk (the Southern California Walk). We have always been passionately fond of the Walks, and have each of us the full
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“Nobody is promised tomorrow, stay strong and savor the moment.” – Nichole Broussard Prader-Willi syndrome appears in about every 1 out of 15,000 live births. It is the rare genetic syndrome that brings the PWCF community together every May to celebrate PWS Awareness month. The PWCF organization is made up of 2000+ families spread out throughout
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We appreciate all of the sponsors who are supporting the Walking for PWS events this year. Please click the links below to learn more about each of the sponsors. Harmony Biosciences - www.harmonybiosciences.com Soleno Therapeutics - www.soleno.life Acadia Therapeutics - www.acadia.com Aardvark Therapeutics - www.aardvarktherapeutics.com
Register for the San Francisco Walk Register for the Fullerton Walk Register for the San Diego Walk Ready, Set, GLOW! The 24th annual Walking for PWS events are here! This year, we are going to GLOW. Find your favorite neon accessories, throw on a new Walking for PWS exclusive tee and show the world how we
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Take a look at the many names on our High Score Leaderboard! Thank you to all of the individuals who have donated to our holiday campaign. *Score is not actually being kept. Every donation is awarded a placement on the board. ]
TeamPWCF represented the PWS community well at the Long Beach Marathon over the weekend of October 13th – 15th. It started with Team captain, Julie Casey, along with her husband Dan and son Ryan, setting up the information booth at the expo on Friday morning. Julie worked the booth all day with some help from Dan,
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Prepare yourself for the rest of the school year with an exclusive members-only presentation by Lisa Graziano, M.A., LMFT. PWCF is here to support and empower you as you parent your child during the school-age years. Below is a Quick Guide to learning more about areas of particular interest for parenting the school-age child. Back
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The Prader-Willi California Foundation would like to thank the generous sponsors who are supporting this year's General Education Meeting. Please visit each of their websites to learn more about their mission and impact on the Prader-Willi Syndrome. Thank you to the following sponsors: Bronze Sponsor: Aardvark Therapeutics - www.aardvarktherapeutics.com Acadia Pharmaceuticals - www.acadia.com Silver Sponsor: Soleno Therapeutics
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Families often find themselves wondering what life could possibly look like for their loved one with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). There is usually little clarity upon having a new diagnosis and sometimes that can be intimidating for new families. Now imagine having a newborn with PWS in an era before PWS even had a name! Ann
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