Dear Donor,

Thank you for your generous donation! We are so grateful for your support.

Progress you can feel. Joy you can hear. Hope you can see.

For families living with FAM177A1, these aren’t just words—they’re the everyday signs that our children are still moving forward. Emma’s first steps at age seven, her very first word, her bright laugh that fills a room—these moments are fragile, hard-won, and worth fighting for.

This is what it looks like when science, community, and determination come together. And your gift helps protect these precious moments for children like Emma and Bella, Charlotte and Cooper, and every FRND family still waiting for answers.

We are racing against time; the progress our children work so hard for can slip away without treatments. Every moment counts—and your donation helps fuel the discoveries that move us closer to life-changing therapies.

Because of your generosity, we are accelerating:

Breakthrough science at Yale University using 3D brain organoids
Promising treatment discoveries with collaborators in the U.K.
A bold gene therapy initiative and a drug repurposing study advancing toward real intervention

Thank you for being part of this unstoppable movement of hope. You remind us, every single day, that joy is part of the cure.

Please follow us on social media @fam177a1, and if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at info@fam177a1.com. Thank you again for believing in the power of our work.

With deep gratitude,

Jill Hawkins
Founder & President

FAM177A1 Research Fund

P.S. If your company matches donations, please remember to submit a form. We are enrolled with Benevity.

For federal income tax purposes, you received no goods or services in consideration for your gift, and therefore, your entire donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor regarding deductibility. FAM177A1 Research Fund is an IRS approved 501c3 charity with EIN 87-3607948. Please keep this receipt for your records.

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