We're excited that Dream Dinners is helping us out in May as part of National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month! Special Offer for this Fundraiser! For just $34.99, you will assemble 3 three-serving meals to take home and enjoy with your family. Plus, during this exclusive event, $10 from each order purchased is automatically donated back to
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We've got some great prizes to raffle off at our Golf Tournament this Sunday. We know not everyone can be there in person, so buy your tickets now and we'll enter you into the contests of your choice! Tickets are just $5 each, or if you buy $50 worth you'll get 2 free (that's 12 chances
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Purchase your 2017 Mah Jongg Card through Prader-Willi California Foundation and a portion of the sales will come back to us. Download the order form and send in your payment. Please tell all your friends and family about this easy way to support PWCF just through buying supplies for your hobby. Orders must be received by January 2nd.
Our annual conference was a tremendous success with expert guest speakers and great community participation. Last weekend over 150 parents and professionals met in Sacramento to improve the lives of those affected by PWS. "As devastating as {the diagnosis} was and definitely life changing, once we hooked up with PWCF we had so much support, so
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After her presentation PWCF surprised Dr. Suzanne Cassidy with an award for Lifetime of Excellence in Prader-Willi Syndrome. During the annual business meeting that followed, two more outstanding women were honored: Fran Moss, PWCF’s first Executive Director received a Devoted Executive Director award Renee Tarica, one of PWCF’s founders and long-time treasurer received an award
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Thank you to all those who mailed in ballots or voted in person at the Annual Conference on Saturday. The results of the 2016 Election for PWCF's Board of Directors are in! We congratulate incumbents Diane Kavrell and Daniela Rubin, Ph.D. who were elected for another term, along with Julie Casey and Christopher Patay, both of
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Join us on Giving Tuesday, an international day of giving which has gained increased momentum and attention since it's inaugural year in 2012. Participate by donating to PWCF then spread the word by posting an #UNselfie. The #UNselfie, or the selfless selfie, is a powerful way to show how you are giving and why giving
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Most of TeamPWCF (click on the picture to go to the TeamPWCF Facebook Album) More than 20,000 participated in the JetBlue Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon and Aquarium of the Pacific 5k Walk/Run events this weekend and another 20,000 were in attendance as observers. Among them were 40 TeamPWCF participants, including 4 who have
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We're excited to have 44 members of TeamPWCF 2016, including 3 people with Prader-Willi syndrome, participating in the jetBlue Long Beach Marathon races this weekend. TeamPWCF will be raising awareness for Prader-Willi syndrome and Prader-Willi California Foundation as they race through Long Beach with their team shirts while sporting PWCF logo temporary tattoos. Additionally PWCF will
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We're thrilled to announce we're teaming up with The Mighty to bring our cause in front of a wide-reaching readership. We will now have a growing home page on The Mighty and appear on many stories on the site. The Mighty is a story-based health community focused on improving the lives of people facing disease, disorder, mental
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