As September came to a close, we spent a lot of time finalizing our big gig, The 6th annual Conquer Chiari Walk Across America!!! Each year we host this walk in the City of  Portland, Maine. This year 39 States and over 60 walksites around the country hosted a walk to help raise Chiari awareness! 

Chiari is a serious neurological disorder where the bottom part of the brain, the cerebellum, descends out of the skull and crowds the spinal cord, putting pressure on both the brain and spine and causing many symptoms. 

 

Chiari causes a barrage of symptoms and for more information, you can visit the website, www.conquerchiari.org This site is stocked full of all the information you need! This year we raised over $560,000 for research! I am so proud my homeschoolers were a part of this! 

My kids volunteered a lot of their time to help organize and setup the walk! It was a lot of work but the kids learned new skills, met lots of new people in the community, learned what is was like to make a difference and the kids had a sense of fulfillment as well as myself!

We did a fantastic job raising awareness and raising over $11,000 for research! I am so proud of all of us!