Free Fundraiser to Benefit Brian's Hope

Brian’s Hope, a well-respected national nonprofit foundation started by Branford residents Jean & Jack Kelley to help promote awareness and fund research about a genetic disease that caused their healthy son Brian to lose his sight, speech and ambulation at age 7, will be the beneficiary of multiple donations made by Window Products of Branford at an event at the company’s headquarters on March 26, 2015.

For each person who attends the event, which starts at 6 PM at 11 Business Park Drive in Branford, CT, Window Products will donate $25 to support Brian’s Hope and its goals:

• Promote awareness of Brian’s hereditary disease known as ALD (an acronym for Adrenoleukodystrophy)
• Work to ensure genetic screening of ALD for all newborns
• Support advances in ALD research to realize the hope of keeping every child with the genetic potential for ALD safe from the ravages of the disease.

Anyone can attend the March 26th event to help support Brian’s Hope, but they MUST register before March 24th by:

1. Visiting the Window Products registration page at www.windowproductsct.com/brianshope
2. Emailing Window Products at info@windowproductsct.com
3. Calling Window Products at (203) 481-9772 (extension 10).

Light food and drinks will be served, and each registered person who attends the event will get a gift bag with a ‘Supporting ALD” wristband and other items.

Registered attendees will also receive one free raffle ticket to win a grand prize of $1,000 off retail pricing of a Window Products interior design package and other gift basket prizes. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased by attendees at the event to help benefit Brian’s Hope.

To top it all off, nationally recognized interior design expert Sally Morse will demonstrate how anyone can brighten up an interior by taking “10 Steps Towards The Perfect Room.” Sally, who is in great demand and travels the world as Director of Creative Services for Hunter Douglas, has appeared on numerous television and radio programs and has written articles for Better Homes & Gardens, Windows and Wall, Real Simple and other interior design publications. She has enthusiastically agreed to help Window Products support this worthwhile event.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR & TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS GREAT EVENT! The more people who register and stop by, the more donations Brian’s Hope will receive!!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Brian’s Hope

• Brian’s Hope Website: www.brianshope.org
• Brian’s Hope Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/BriansHopeforALD (1,148 Likes)
• Brian’s Hope Twitter: @BriansHopeCT
• Brian’s Hope Instagram: brianshope

NOTE: Brian’s mother and father, Jean & Jack Kelley, created, manage and raise funds for Brian’s Hope. If you can’t come to event but would like to support Brian’s Hope as either a donor or volunteer, please go to www.brianshope.org/donatevolunteer or call the organization’s office number at (203) 640-1996.

Window Products

• Window Products Website: www.windowproductsct.com.

Hunter Douglas | Sally Morse

• Hunter Douglas: www.hunterdouglasgroup.com/company/history.jsp

www.hunterdouglas.com/color-trends-2015

• Sally Morse: www.sallymorse.com/about

BRIAN’S HOPE – Key Excerpt From Website

“Until the age of 6, Brian appeared to be a typical, ‘healthy’ little boy. He was doing well in school and sports and was even skiing black diamond trails in Vermont. Unknown to his family, Brian was born with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a hereditary disease of the central nervous system.”

“This rare disease manifests itself in boys in early childhood. The boys are born missing an enzyme that breaks down long-chain fatty acids that eventually build up and lead to a process that destroys myelin in the body. Myelin is the insulating sheath surrounding nerve cells, enabling them to conduct impulses between the brain and other parts of our body.

“The clinical course of hereditary demylinating diseases is tragic. Previously normal children are deprived rapidly of sight, hearing, speech, ambulation and the ability to eat most food and liquids by mouth. Brian lost his sight, speech and ambulation at the age of 7, but continues to have a keen sense of hearing.”

SALLY MORSE – Bio From SallyMorse.com

“As Director of Creative Services for Hunter Douglas, the world’s leading manufacturer of custom window treatments, I’ve had the tremendous opportunity to travel extensively throughout the world; over 150,000 air miles a year! I love what I do – and who wouldn’t? I get to talk about my passion – interior design – and how to sell it, market it, and make money with it! And I’ve had the chance to visit Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Canada, the Middle East, Russia, and even the Pacific Rim! What’s not to love?!

My career has evolved from owning my own retail decorating business to consulting with the largest manufacturers of interior design products in the world; all with a smile and a touch of humor. I’ll even let you in on a little known secret: one of the highlights of my career was opening for Rich Little, the world famous comedian, in Las Vegas!

I’ve appeared on numerous television and radio programs, and have written articles for Better Homes & Gardens, Windows and Wall, Real Simple and other interior design publications. Oh, what the heck. I even won the IWCE Window Fashions Industry Icon award in 2008!

I hope you will join me [in my blog] as I wax poetically about my adventures, ideas and thoughts. Feel free to comment. And don’t forget to visit Design Trends on the hunterdouglas.com website for my more ‘formal’ take on the world of interior design and window fashions. It’s my job, after all.”