The Muscles for Mckenna Gala is a fundraising event, in honor of Mckenna Ellixson, with one goal: to fund a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Mckenna is a beautiful 4-year-old girl recently diagnosed with SMA. The Muscles for Mckenna Gala will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The evening will entail a night of dinner and cocktails, silent auction, raffle items, live music entertainment provided by The Heartbeats, and the opportunity to meet with some local Philadelphia icons.

We invite you to join us for a memorable evening of food, dancing and most importantly, HOPE.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating, genetic neuromuscular disease. It is the leading genetic killer of children under the age of two. SMA destroys the nerves controlling voluntary muscle movement, which affects crawling, walking, head and neck control, and even swallowing. One in every 6,000 babies is born with the disease and one in every 40 people (that’s 7.5 million Americans) carries the gene that causes SMA. SMA can strike anyone of any race, age or gender, yet many do not know that it exists until it strikes their own family. There is no cure and no treatment – but we are asking you to help us change that.