The FSHD Global Research Foundation is proud to launch their new initiative โMuscles for Musclesโ. The aim of this campaign is to drive awareness, empathy and support towards finding treatments and a cure for FSHD muscular dystrophy.
As a genetic disease, FSHD affects people of all ages, religion, s*x and body type. It does not discriminate, and neither does this campaign! Muscles for Muscles encourages people of all fitness levels to partake in building their muscles for those who simply canโt. It also gives people living with this debilitating disease an opportunity to invite their friends and loved ones to compete on their behalf and raise awareness around the importance of having functional muscle and movement.
This challenge is bigger than just fundraising, it is personal to the one million people and their families living with FSHD. They need your help to find treatments and a cure. Join the fun, get involved, and do something positive this year.
100% of all donations received from this campaign will directly support our quest to find treatments and an ultimate cure for FSHD.
HOW IT WORKS
The challenge can be completed individually or as a team. Set yourself a daily target / team target and get squatting. Complete your squats any time, in any place, as long as you meet your daily target. Be creative with your squats and share your squat style with us- we want to see how many different types of squats you can achieve, and how!
Over the course of September we want to collectively achieve over 1 million squats! Yes that is a big number but this represents the number of people worldwide who live with this debilitating disease, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.
Together, we can make a real difference โ sign up today, and set your squat target. Combining your efforts, and funds raised for research we will build muscles for those who canโt!
FUNDRAISING & PRIZES
Once registered you will be provided with a link that you and your teammates (if in a team) can share. Your page will also tally donations raised, which can create a bit of competition within the team too! Not to mention there are prizes to be won.
We encourage all our participants to ask their friends and family to support them during the challenge, in support of advancing treatments, clinical trial readiness and an ultimate cure for FSHD.
100% of all tax deductible donations generated from the Muscles for Muscles Squat Challenge will help support medical research and education into muscle wellness, muscle technology and an ultimate cure for FSHD. With your help we can continue to fight for a cure, and fast track treatments for our loved ones in the community.
There are two amazing prizes up for grabs for the individual and the team who raises the most donations during the campaign. Be sure to share your fundraising link with your family and friends and remember that you don't have to participate in the squat challenge to make a donation and support this wonderful cause.
1ST PLACE INDIVIDUAL
5 nights accommodation at Wyndham Resort Denarau Island Fiji.
1ST PLACE TEAM
$1000 Rebel Sport Voucher.
Note: T&C's apply.
ITS TIME TO START SQUATTING!
The challenge will officially begin on the 1st of September, 2020. Youโll be completing as many squats as you can in 30 daysโฆ hopefully beyond your original squat target! For those of you working in a team, you can set a collective team target, or individual target per team memberโฆ. It all adds up so keep on squatting to the endline!
Donโt forget to share your squats and progress. Here are our hashtags to use! #muscles4muscles #fshd #fshdglobal #m4msquatchallenge.
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