Angelman Today November / December edition 2013 | Page 29

MAIN ACTIVITIES An intense activity has been carried out by ASA during the last year thanks to the great commitment of its members. Different events have been organised with the aim of raising awareness and funds for research. We have equally participated in a large number of events or activities organised by other associations and institutions, where we helped setting the tables for the merchandise selling in order to raise funds. Our main fund raising campaigns: 1.- Old mobile phone collection for recycling them for trade. That was a very successful initiative in which over 68,000 mobile phones were collected in a year’s time. 2.- Handmade product selling produced by the mothers members of the association, such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings and other jewlery but also biscuits and different items. 3.- Awareness rubber wristband selling. Moreover, a large number of other events have been carried out during the last year (bazaars, sport events, charity events and festivals, etc.), especially the Padel Tournament held in February on the occasion of the International Angelman Syndrome Day, where the raised funds were enterely donated to the FAST (Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics). RAISED FUNDS ALLOCATION The purpose of all our activities is raising awareness of the Angelman Syndrome and raising funds for the actual management of the association as well as to foster research. This way, the funds raised from the old mobile collection are monthly sent to the FAST in order to finance Dr. Edwin Weeber’s research. Part of the assets were allocated to contr ?'WFRF?6???6?G&??v?F????7?6??P?v??6??2??V?F?&R???F?FVB6?????7??6???7?F???4v?V?B6???&?&FRv?F?F?B??7?F???66R?@?&WV?&VB???W?6??G&?'WF????"v?F?F?R?V?&W ?f??W2v??v?V?BF?R'B??F?RG&????F?W&R&R?6?6W'F????V?B?bgV?G2&V??r???6FV@?F?&W6V&6?F?B?2&V??r6'&?VB?WB??7??'?G"?Vv?????"??F?R4?2&??wV?R6V?FW"????WfV?G2#"?B#0??$?dU54????4??u$U54U0???#"V??fW'6?G?6??w&W72v2?&v??6V@???f??F??B??F?R?vV???7??G&??R?vR&P????rF???7B??F?W"&?fW76????6??w&W72???V&?#B?F??2V?6?V?FW"6VV?2F?Gf?6RF?P?v&V?W72?b?vV???7??G&??R???rF??6P?&?fW76????2v??F?R6&R?b?W"6???G&V???6??F?W&?7G2?7VV6?F?W&?7G2?7?6????F? ?7V6??7G2?7V6??VGV6F???FV6?W'2?WF2??F??V??F?V?v?F???rF?FV?v?F?F?R??vV?V?B?`?6???G&V?ffV7FVBv?F?F??27??G&??R??