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Registration for 2010 TOFT Now Open

mwillis4 — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:17:35 +0000

Registration for the 3rd annual “Tee Off For The Twins” Golf Tournament and Clam Bake is now open and can be accessed at the Two Smiles main page. Whether your a golfer looking to cash in on some great prizes or a supporter who enjoys a great clambake for a good cause, just click on the banner and you will be redirected to the registration page. This year’s 4 person scramble will take place once again at the Foxfire Golf Club in Balwinsville on June 26th.

This tournament serves as the corner stone of our efforts in raising funds every year to battle DMD and offers supporters an opportunity to come out and enjoy the festivities whether they enjoy the game of golf or not. Headed up once again by the incomparable talents of Reagan and Steve Goodnough and Nina and Ron Bellomio, this event offers efficient coordination and a fit and finish which many opinions claim as second to none in Syracuse area tournaments. Sign up today.

Caz College Helping Out!

mwillis4 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:43:42 +0000

On Saturday December 12th from 1 until 4 PM there will be an art auction at the Cazenovia College Art Gallery located at 22 Sullivan Street in Caz. Organizers Caroline Locatelli, a senior studio art major from Gloversville, N.Y., and Brittany Moore, a studio art major specializing in photography, from Alton Bay, N.H. are students in the College’s Arts in the Community class, and are undertaking the auction as a class project. ”We wanted to do something for a local organization that would both benefit people and bring the community and the College together.” Mandy and Brittany, we applaud your efforts and thank you joining the fight.

There will be pieces from various local and regional artists up for auction on Saturday with something for everyone to bid on. Please stop out and help the cause!

Continued smiles,

Matt

Jam On!

mwillis4 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:29:02 +0000

It is safe to say that Saturday, September 19th, 2009 was the biggest day in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy fundraising to ever take place in Central New York. On the heels of the extraordinarily successful 1st annual Caz Hillbender cycling race, Two Smiles One Hope Foundation hosted the Ski Caz Jam III and spread the word of the Duchenne fight to over 800 music lovers. Taking place at the Cazenovia Ski Club and drawing in concert goers from all over the Northeast, the concert featured the musical talents of Mecca Bodega, Jim Gavvitt, Gadabout, Family Farm, Dark Hollow, and headliner Ryan Montbleau and his band. With help from Jason Hees of the Darius Goes West crew and dozens of dauntless volunteers, the 8 hour show went off without a hitch and provided a fun filled day for many families and friends to enjoy. Hand crafted brew was provided by the Empire Brewing Company and food was catered by the Golden Pheasant Steakhouse. A half time show during the event highlighted the various efforts taking place throughout the country such as “Coach to Cure” on behalf of Parent Project MD and “Darius Goes West” on behalf of Charley’s Fund. In all, the effort raised over $11,000 for research and broadcast the effort to hundreds of new people who will carry the message and spread the word of this relentless pursuit. We hope to continue this success in 2010 with the Ski Caz Jam IV and want to thank everyone involved for their help. Please visit the website at www.skicazjam.com for updates and information about next year’s show.

Continued smiles,

Matt

2009 Caz Hillbender Cycling Race

mwillis4 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:58:07 +0000

On Saturday morning September 10th over 75 riders from all of the Northeast assembled to take part in the inaugural running of our latest fund raiser, the “Cazenovia Hillbender.” It was a huge success generating much buz amonglocal and regional riders and raising over $3000 in research funding. Both 25 and 50 mile races took place on some of the hilliest terrain Upstate New york has to offer and offered participants a free pass to the Ski Caz Jam III which took place that evening. A special thanks to the race coordinators, Jack Stevens and Rick Cote for their tremendous efforts and their enthusiasm for continuing the event next fall. Stay tuned for developments at www.cazhillbender.com

Continued smiles,

Matt

Golf Tournament or Poseidon Adventure?!?

mwillis4 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:10:42 +0000

How do you test the resolve of the hundreds of friends and family that support your cause? Easy… throw a golf tournament on the rainiest day of the season and have them stand out in the weather for 5 1/2 hours!

I will never be able to thank the nearly 200 folks that came out in the pouring rain to support the “2nd Annual Tee Off For The Twins” Golf Tournament and Clambake held this past Saturday at the Foxfire Golf Club in Baldwinsville. Your resilience and commitment to this fight is unwavering and on behalf of Alison and the boys, I thank you.

As a result of your efforts we raised over $18,000 for treatment research while avoiding any possibility of sunburn on a day that will live as the benchmark for the true grit of Two Smile’s supporters.

Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors for your support in a year that has been riddled with recession and cutbacks. Thanks to all the volunteers that made it all work so well. And most importantly, thank you to the event committee for your ability to create such a successful tournament while struggling with all the unforeseen obstacles. You are truly the “masters” of the game.

I look forward to next year’s tournament and hope you will all join us again to end Duchenne.

Tee Off 2009 Pics

Thank you and continued smiles,
Matt

Tee Off for the Twins 2009

mwillis4 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:14:21 +0000

Registration has begun for this years 2nd annual “Tee Off For The Twins” golf tournament being held Saturday, June 20th at Foxfire Golf Club in Baldwinsville, NY. Last year we raised $20,000.00 with this event and this year promises to be just as big. This year, registration can be handled via the internet by following the link on the TSOH main page. We have room for 36 “first come, first served” foursomes, which last year was filled by the third week in May. We would love to see you golf in our tournamnet, so please don’t delay. Regiter today and make this Father’s Day weekend golf outing a day of support for Two Smiles One Hope.

Click Here for the Two Smile’s Home Page!

Continued smiles,
Matt

Darius is Back In Town!

mwillis4 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:49:45 +0000

Two Smiles is proud to be part of the “One Million DVD’s in One Year” campaign taking place next week in various schools and communities around the Syracuse area. This local campaign is part of the ongoing national effort spawned by the cast and crew of the world renowned Duchenne docuentary “Darius Goes West” The cast and crew come to town on March 24th and will be hosting two evening screenings. The first will be held at Marcellus High School on Wednesday, March 25th at 7 PM. The second will take place at Cazenovia College on Thursday, March 26th at 7 PM. A fundraising party is scheduled for Friday night at the Cicero American Legion and will include food and live entertainment. Tickets for the party are $20.00 presale available through Alison Willis at 315-415-4414 and $25.00 at the door. Come on out and help Two Smiles support this great cause and change DMD.

Continued smiles,
Matt

JDMS Writes 25,000 Letters To Bring Back “Big D” and the Crew!

mwillis4 — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:49:34 +0000

Most would have laughed off the challenge as a dare, an impossible dream to achieve…

Get a few hundred middle school students to sit down and hand write 25,000 letters in order to support a goal that has no affect on them, their school, families, or daily lives. I did say TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND LETTERS, think about that!

Well, if you’re one of the many who feel this way, it’s safe to say you have yet to meet up with the group of revolutionary students that make up the Jamesville DeWitt Middle School. Thanks to their efforts, lead by their tenacious teachers Melissa Dardaris and Heather Meyers, Two Smiles is happy to announce the return of Darius Weems and the cast and crew of “Darius Goes West” on March 24th, 2009. This time around they will be hosting screenings at Cazenovia College and Marcellus Central Schools and making day trips to several area middle and high schools to make sure that everyone “Knows About It.” This letter writing campaign is part of the ongoing “One Million DVD’s in One Year” campaign. The effort is getting copies of DGW into the hands of educators across the nation and will empower millions with crucial information about DMD. Stay tuned for upcoming screening times and additional information.

With all of my heart, I humbly thank the students involved in this monumental task. You are my heroes and you will save my boys.

Continued Smiles,
Matt

New York State Takes 1st Place!

mwillis4 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:10:18 +0000

As of Friday, October 24th, New York State took over as the number one state in DVD sales of Darius Goes West. This accomplishment is a direct result of a lot of hard work on behalf of the students and staff of Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School and the envolvment of Two Smiles. All tolled, over 600 people crowded into the main auditorium at JD High School to veiw the screening and to cheer on the cast and crew of this exceptional movie experience. Combined sales bridged the 1900 DVD mark and set new bench marks for most “busses” sold in one evening. The cast and crew have asked us to up-stage our first performance on their return trip coming in Spring of 2009, a challange that all involved have accepted. Please stay tuned for information on how we as Two Smiles supporters will lead the charge in New York to become the first state in the union to reach our sales quota of 20,000 DVD’s sold in one year!

Continued smiles,
Matt

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Darius Comes To Syracuse

mwillis4 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:03:28 +0000

In collaboration with Jamesville DeWitt Middle School, we are pleased to announce that on Wednesday, October 22nd the cast and crew of the world renowned documentary “Darius Goes West” will be stopping in Syracuse to show the movie and drum up support. Their goal is to sell one million copies of DGW in order to raise money, awareness and to mark Darius’ chapter in history with as many people as possible. It’s an incredible story that takes Darius from his hometown in Athens, GA to the west coast in hopes of getting his wheelchair “pimped” on MTV’s “Pimp My Ride”. We hope you can help us make this event a memorable one. The showing will be at the Jamesville DeWitt High School Auditorium, 6845 Edinger Drive in Fayetteville at 7 PM. Hope to see you there.

Click here to watch the trailer!

Continued Smiles,
Matt