The Annette Funicello Family is committed to the cause of Multiple Sclerosis for personal reasons. Watching the beloved Annette
suffer with MS for decades, they truly understand the challenges that MS

brings to those who suffer with it and their families. The Funicello

family has been active in raising funds for MS and other Neurological

Diseases through “The Annette Funicello Research Fund for Neurological

Diseases”. This month, the family has announced a very important

donation.

“On behalf of The Annette Funicello Research Fund for Neurological Diseases, Annette and Glen are happy to announce that they
are in the process of presenting a grant to Michael D. Dake M.D. The

funds will be used to support Dr. Dake’s CCSVl research. Please check

back soon for more information on CCSVl and the man who is heading this

encouraging research.

Thanks to the generosity of people like you, Annette’s fund continues to support this and other studies into the cause, cure, and
treatment of MS and other neurological diseases. To learn more about

The Annette Funicello Research Fund for Neurological Diseases and how

you can contribute, please visit our Research Fund page (http://annetteconnection.com/Research-Fund.php).”

Who is Annette Funicello?

Annette Joanne Funicello is an American singer and actress. She was Walt Disney’s most popular cast member of The Mickey Mouse Club,
which premiered in 1955.

As one of Disney’s original “Mouseketeers”, she quickly proved to be a true star as she became one of the most popular, by the end of the
first season of Mickey Mouse Club, she was receiving 6,000 letters a month, according to her Disney Legends Biography.

Born in 1942, Funicello continued a career in Hollywood including a series of beach party films. In 1992, the popular actress announced that
she suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. Although she had kept her

condition out of the public for many years, she went public to combat

rumors that her impaired ability to walk was the result of alcoholism.

That same year, she was inducted as a Disney Legend In 1993, she opened

the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders at the California

Community Foundation.

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