A good friend of the Schmid family, Megan Morseth, organized a wonderful event for them — and in another state to boot. Megan looked to her talents and created a fundraiser around something she already loves doing. She describes it best:
Keith and Hillary are very close friends of my husband and I. Keith was Justin’s Best Man in his wedding and Justin was the Best Man in Keith and Hillary’s wedding. The loss of beautiful baby Zane hit us both hard. Having two little ones of our own, it seemed surreal. We really wanted to do something.
I am a Spinning instructor in Carmel, Indiana and Justin suggested that I do a “Spin-a-Thon” to raise money for SMA research. We planned the two-hour event at Carmel Total Fitness. Similar to a Walk-a-Thon, we asked participants to try and raise money on their own by getting sponsorships for their ride. We also asked local companies to donate water, bananas and bagels.We only had nine riders…but they were an extraordinary bunch! One neighbor’s son, Mitchell, baked cookies with his three brothers and held a cookie sale, donating every penny to the cause. Another neighbor’s son, Jon, collected money from students and teachers at his school. It was incredibly heartwarming to see both of them present me with Ziploc bags filled with coins and dollars. And goodness did it add up! The nine of us raised $1,322! In addition, a third neighbor requested sponsorship by the company for whom he works…and it looks as if we’ll be getting another $1,000 soon! Thank you to our friend, Todd! My neighbors and friends ROCK for their incredible support!
Incredible!!!
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