Benefitting FARA and the Sam Hopper Memorial Fund

FARA

Alison Price of Wake Forest has spent much of her teenage years trying to live a normal life, despite battling Friedreich’s Ataxia. Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) is a debilitating, degenerative neuro-muscular disorder, with no cure and no effective  treatments. About one in 50,000 people in the United States have Friedreich's Ataxia.

The Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (CureFA.org) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to curing this rare neuro-muscular disorder. A portion of the money raised through the Superhero run will go to FARA to support research through funding competitive grants

Alison's parents, Matt and Wendi Price, rely on this event to help raise awareness about FA and to provide research dollars to FARA so that an effective treatment will be found to help Alison recover.

Donate directly to CureFA.org on Alison's page.

SAM HOPPER MEMORIAL FUND

The Superhero run is dedicated to the memory of Sam Hopper. Sam lived in Raleigh for six short years and all who knew him loved him. He earned his wings in October 2014, but his memory lives on. Sam's passing was very unexpected and there are many days that his family still finds it difficult to believe he won't be greeting them with a smile and hug when they wake the next morning. In an effort to continue sharing Sam's love, his family founded the Sam Hopper Memorial Fund. 

This fund focuses on children's educational, spiritual, and outdoor learning experiences. One of Sam's favorite days of all was Pajama Day. He loved to spend the day in his pjs, so his family collects and disperses pjs to underprivileged children in Wake County and other areas of need.