“My heart warms up giving back to the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch and to my buddy Grayson, he has a special spot in my heart, and the dogs, too.” Monika is quick to add that while she and Rebekah founded the event, there would be no Doggies 4 Duchenne without help. “We are so grateful for all the support and all the sponsors. Something as amazing as this doesn’t happen without a lot of people helping and sponsoring,” she says. Like CrossFit Lakewood Ranch, which hosts Doggies 4 Duchenne and many, many more, all of whom can be found on the Doggies 4 Duchenne Facebook page, Monika adds. At the 2016 event, where more than 200 people and canines participated, over $8,000 was raised and split evenly between both ‘Another Day for Gray’ and the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch. Duchenne can be passed from parent to child, but approximately 35 percent of cases occur because of a random spontaneous mutation. In other words, it can affect anyone. Although there are medical treatments that may help slow its progression, there is currently no cure for Duchenne. If you can’t make the February 2017 race, you can donate on the same site where on registers for the race: RunSignUp. com. And make sure to ‘Like’ Doggies 4 Duchenne Facebook page for updates and all the details at Facebook/ Doggies4Duchenne. And don’t forget the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch’s, too, at Facebook/Humane-Society-atLakewood-Ranch.
FEEL THE
RESULTS!
What:
Doggies 4 Duchenne 5K Run and Walk, Humans and Canines!
Where:
CrossFit Lakewood Ranch, 5261 Paylor Lane, Lakewood Ranch
When:
Saturday Feb. 11, 2017 7 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Register:
RunSignUp.com/Race/FL/Sarasota/Doggies4Duchenne
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