Big Syl making big impact Epilepsy research
The following comes from Susan Axelrod's blog "Chair's Corner" --
Friday night, WNBA Chicago Sky Center Sylvia Fowles lent her towering voice and passion to help raise awareness and funds for epilepsy research! A portion of the proceeds from Friday night ticket sales were donated to CURE, CURE t-shirts were tossed out to the crowd during the game, and some of us were lucky enough to go back and meet members of the team before the game, and greet Sylvia again after the game. Sylvia is an absolute star–she led Louisiana State University to four straight NCAA Final Four appearances, has gone to the WNBA All Star game two years in a row, and was a part of the gold medal-winning 2008 US Olympic Women’s Basketball team!
Sylvia reached out to CURE because her nephew Morris, who is now 9 years old, has had epilepsy since birth. We’re so grateful for her help in raising awareness and money for research. Everyone at the Sky were great–it’s clear we have some new friends and supporters of this cause!
Thanks to Sylvia and Chicago Sky for reaching out and helping! We look forward to working together.
Read Susan's blog at: http://presidentscorner.cureepilepsy.org/