Duke Energy Center

Sunday, May 5, 2013
Help us develop a treatment and cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Team Families of SMA is competing in the 15th Flying Pig Marathon!  If you would like to have fun, raise money for a great cause and have your registration fee waived, then join us and help find a treatment and a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

To participate, please click the purple "Register" button to the right. Additionally, please download this form, sign, and e-mail it to jennifer@fsma.org. Once you have completed both of these steps, we will be in touch with you in regards to the final step: registering on the official Flying Pig Marathon website with our free registration coupon code.

By registering through this event page, you are agreeing to participate with Team FSMA. This includes FREE registration and entry into the 2013 Flying Pig Marathon based on meeting a minimum fundraising goal of $500 met by Friday, May 3, 2013.

The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon has made a mark being the third-largest first-time marathon in the country. Welcoming athletes of all running abilities, this Marathon is where you can find personal reward. For more information on the Flying Pig Marathon, or to read more about the different race options (Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 4-Person Relay, 10K and 5K) please visit www.flyingpigmarathon.com.

To make an online donation, please click the "Donate" button to the right or click "Find a Fundraiser" to donate to a specific runner's fundraising page.

Families of SMA is the world’s leader focused on funding SMA research to develop a treatment and cure for the disease. The successful results and progress that the organization has delivered, from basic research to drug discovery to clinical trials, provide real hope for families and patients impacted by the disease. The charity has invested over $55 million in research and has been involved in funding half of all the ongoing novel drug programs for SMA.

Families of SMA is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, with 31 Chapters and 90,000 members and supporters throughout the United States. The organization’s work has produced major discoveries, including identification of the underlying cause and a back-up gene for the disease, which provides a clearly defined target for disease altering therapies. The organization is also dedicated to supporting SMA families through networking, information and services and to improving care for all SMA patients.

Click here to learn more about Families of SMA and our programs.