Synergy Promotions is proud to sponsor the 
following charitable organizations!

Walk For Ferrial

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Why we walk for Ferrial:  Ferrial was diagnosed with Turner Syndrome at a very young age after many different visits to many different doctors.  Mark Phillippe and his wife (Ferrial's parents) were like many others and had never heard of Turner Syndrome prior to their little girl being diagnosed.

Turner Syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal condition that exclusively affects girls and women. TS occurs when one of the two X chromosomes normally found in females is missing or incomplete. The syndrome is named after Dr. Henry Turner, who was among the first to describe the features in 1930s.
  • TS affects 1/ 2,500 live female births.
  • There are over 71,000 women and girls living with TS across the United States.
  • It is estimated that only about 1% of fetuses with only one X chromosome survive to term and that approximately 10% of all miscarriages are due to Turner syndrome.

 

From Thin Air

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From Thin Air is a nonprofit organization specializing in second wishes for children who have experienced a relapse of a life threatening disease, such as cancer, and have already received a wish from another wish-granting organization. From Thin Air believes children who must experience the trials of a second course of treatment deserve to experience the magic of a second wish. A little magic goes a long way.

 

Alzheimer's Association

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  • Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, or neurons, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioral changes. 

  • These neurons, which produce the brain chemical, or neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, break connections with other nerve cells and ultimately die. For example, short-term memory fails when Alzheimer's disease first destroys nerve cells in the hippocampus, and language skills and judgment decline when neurons die in the cerebral cortex. 

  • Two types of abnormal lesions clog the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's disease: Beta-amyloid plaques—sticky clumps of protein fragments and cellular material that form outside and around neurons; and neurofibrillary tangles—insoluble twisted fibers composed largely of the protein tau that build up inside nerve cells. Although these structures are hallmarks of the disease, scientists are unclear whether they cause it or a byproduct of it.