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The Fallon Project The Annual Party for A Cure celebration benefits individuals with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related life threatening diseases that limit strength and mobility. Together, we can help free kids and adults from the harm of these muscle debilitating diseases by funding research breakthroughs across diseases, caring for individuals from day one, and empowering families with services and support in our hometowns. And it was all inspired by one young woman: Hannah Fallon. Her beautiful spirit brought a community together and began what we now call Party For A Cure. Enjoy this slideshow video of the Fallon Family Home Project.

BID IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION!   DENISE KOCH FROM WJZ-13  WELCOMES YOU! DUE TO COVID-19 AND THE CONCERN WE HAVE FOR OUR SUPPORTERS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, WE WILL BE HOSTING AN ON-LINE AUCTION TO BEGIN ON JUNE 5, 2020 AT 6:30 P.M.  OUR DATE FOR 2021 WITH TURF VALLEY IS SECURED FOR JUNE 11TH.  WE REGRET THAT WE WON’T BE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR ANNUAL TIME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT SUCH A GREAT CAUSE AND HOPE THE ON-LINE AUCTION WILL SUPPLEMENT OUR FUNDING TO HELP SO MANY OF OUR FAMILIES IN NEED. Sponsorship Opportunities are Still Available for the 2020 Online Auction! Quality of Life Sponsor – $5,000 Medical Equipment Sponsor – $3,500 Send a Kid to Camp Sponsor – $2,000 Research Sponsor – $1,000 A $1,000 contribution, for example, helps pay for research and development costs and $2,000 helps cover the entire cost to send one child to MDA’s summer camp, which offers opportunities for every child, no matter his or her level of mobility. Beyond research and camp, Party For A Cure uses proceeds to help make our kids’ homes handicap accessible and fund medical durable equipment. A replacement battery for their specialized wheelchairs can cost up to $2,000. In 2018, contractors donated labor and materials to provide new handicap ramps and in-home access – up to 200,000 in labor and materials. PFAC continues to pay for extensive van repairs, service dog and their training costs, cell phones, remodeling costs for new bathrooms, and much more. This year, we are hoping to raise funds to assist the Eggers Family with home repairs. The Eggers have two children who suffer from Duchenne Musclar Dystrophy, a severe type of muscle disease. They plan to invite a third child with DMD who stays with them regularly into their home as soon they can provide a room for him in their small home. PFAC has commissioned architectural plans for a 630 square foot addition to their home for two bedrooms and a bathroom. See complete project description clicking here Preview our online auction or make a donation today. Thank you for your support!

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Thank you to all who attended our 11th Annual Party For A Cure Gala at Turf Valley Resort on Friday, June 14th. This year we raised $125,000 to support individuals with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and other life threatening diseases that limit strength and mobility.  To-date the gala has raised $1,152,000!!  We greatly appreciate all of the support that helped achieve such great results. Please enjoy these photos from the event, taken by Steve Ruark Photography.  We are happy that Steve will be our photography for our 13th Annual Party For A Cure to be held on June 11th, 2021.  His contact information is listed below as well. https://www.ruarkphoto.com/partyforacure2019 Photos can be downloaded directly from the gallery, individually or as a group. Steve Ruark(443) 562-7799www.ruarkphoto.com

Categories: News, Local News, WJZTV Darren Guest was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of two. Although Guest is confined to a wheelchair, he has found “freedom” in his artwork. Darren Guest of DarrenGuestStudios is a visual artist. Native to Baltimore, Maryland, Guest has had an unending passion for art and is no stranger to adversity and overcoming. Having been in a motorized wheelchair since the age of six, with Muscular Dystrophy (MD)—the disease that weakens the muscles that make the human body move—Guest’s spirit is anything but weakened. And in his words, he does not consider himself as having a disability. He simply has a different ability. Guest began taking art classes at age six and the drive continued through middle school, attending Sudbrook Magnet Middle School, majoring in Visual Art. Like most children, he watched cartoons after school and would sit in front of the television drawing pictures of the characters. Disney characters were his specialty during that time and some of his favorite programs were The Proud Family, The Rugrats, Hey Arnold, and Sponge Bob Square Pants. In 2005, Guest’s childhood dream became a reality as The Make a Wish Foundation granted him his wish of visiting Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, CA. Care and thought was put into his travels, making him comfortable, and fulfilling his dreams as he traveled by limousine, meeting Bruce W. Smith, creator of The Proud Family. The visit only deepened his passion to develop his animation studies. Guest applied for and was accepted to George Washington Carver Center for the Arts and Technology, a place that is consistently recognized in Newsweek magazine’s annual list of America’s top high schools. He credits the hands-on approach from his instructors, Carroll Cook (photography), Theresa  Shovlin (drawing/painting), Joe Giordano (drawing/painting), and Robert Miller (multimedia) for assisting in allowing his true artistic ability began to shine through. During this time, he was introduced to oil and acrylic painting and ink washing techniques; along with drawing and painting live and still objects, using graphite and charcoal. Under the guidance of Robert Miller, these works of art were enhanced by utilization of computer art techniques. In May 2009, graduating from The Carver Center, Guest was honored during the Senior Awards Ceremony with The Spirit of Carver award. This award is given to students who “exemplify Carver: its uniqueness, its energy, its culture, its spirit, its diversity, its trademark respect, and its tradition of excellence”. Additionally, Guest’s name will be engraved on a plaque and permanently displayed in the trophy case in the main lobby of the school. Always the student, in fall 2009, Guest attended the Maryland Institute College of Art for a semester, but due to lengthy class schedules and his disability, he was unable to continue. Never giving up and always attaining ways to succeed, he has since been taking landscape and portrait classes at Zoll Studios in Timonium, MD, continuing to perfect his skills. Guest’s portfolio is expansive, rendering numerous commissions as well as his work on illustrations for children’s books.

For more than three decades, Denise continues to be on WJZ’s anchor desk. She is one of the most respected and versatile broadcast journalists in town. Viewers turn to Denise Koch when they want credible news reports presented by one of the most veteran news reporters and anchors in Baltimore. Denise’s first introduction to WJZ viewers was on “Evening Magazine” where she was known as “Daring Denise,” tackling sports from hang gliding to scuba. She joined the newsroom as a lifestyle reporter, reviewing plays and films and filing stories twice a day on the arts and creative side of life. For a number of years, viewers were given an intimate portrait of fascinating Marylanders on her interview program, “Get To Know.” The Emmy Award–winning journalist has traveled to China, West Africa and Jamaica to report the news. She also covered the home front from around the U.S. and from every corner of our state, bringing local, national and world events into sharp focus for WJZ viewers. Her loyal sports fans accompanied Denise as she covered Baltimore’s search for an NFL team in Chicago to the Ravens’ quest for the 2001 Super Bowl trophy in Tampa. She also followed struggling high school students for four years as they participated in the “Futures” program, a series earning her both a Maryland State Teachers Award and a National Angels Award. And, later she traveled with high school students to Senegal to discover the roots of slavery, giving rise to a series later showcased at museums and at the National Post Office in the nation’s capital. Her work garnered Denise a host of awards. She is not only an Emmy award winner, but was nominated for Emmys eight times. The Society of Professional Journalists awarded her a prize for her documentary on Baltimore teachers in China, “Baltimore East.” Denise, a California native, attended UCLA where she earned the prestigious Natalie Wood Award for her talents. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts and later received her master’s from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her acting career took her to theatres around the country and even to the soap opera television series, “Another World,” eventually bringing her to Center Stage where she also served as literary manager. She has taught at UMBC, University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin. Giving back to the community is very important to Denise. She served on the advisory boards of the Hospice Network of Maryland, Success in Style (clothing women re- entering the workforce) and the Maryland Committee for the Children. For 10 years she served as a member of the Howard County Arts Council. She also served for two terms as a board member of the United Way  of Central Maryland, and as a member  of their women’s leadership council for five years. She is on the president’s advisory council for the University of Notre Dame, Maryland and also serves on the board of Camp Opportunity. Denise and her husband live in Owings Mills. PARTY FOR A CURE, along with its Hosts, would like to welcome you and thank you for coming this evening! We are […]

For more than three decades, Denise continues to be on WJZ’s anchor desk. She is one of the most respected and versatile broadcast journalists in town. Viewers turn to Denise Koch when they want credible news reports presented by one of the most veteran news reporters and anchors in Baltimore. Denise’s first introduction to WJZ viewers was on “Evening Magazine” where she was known as “Daring Denise,” tackling sports from hang gliding to scuba. She joined the newsroom as a lifestyle reporter, reviewing plays and films and filing stories twice a day on the arts and creative side of life. For a number of years, viewers were given an intimate portrait of fascinating Marylanders on her interview program, “Get To Know.” The Emmy Award–winning journalist has traveled to China, West Africa and Jamaica to report the news. She also covered the home front from around the U.S. and from every corner of our state, bringing local, national and world events into sharp focus for WJZ viewers. Her loyal sports fans accompanied Denise as she covered Baltimore’s search for an NFL team in Chicago to the Ravens’ quest for the 2001 Super Bowl trophy in Tampa. She also followed struggling high school students for four years as they participated in the “Futures” program, a series earning her both a Maryland State Teachers Award and a National Angels Award. And, later she traveled with high school students to Senegal to discover the roots of slavery, giving rise to a series later showcased at museums and at the National Post Office in the nation’s capital. Her work garnered Denise a host of awards. She is not only an Emmy award winner, but was nominated for Emmys eight times. The Society of Professional Journalists awarded her a prize for her documentary on Baltimore teachers in China, “Baltimore East.” Denise, a California native, attended UCLA where she earned the prestigious Natalie Wood Award for her talents. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts and later received her master’s from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her acting career took her to theatres around the country and even to the soap opera television series, “Another World,” eventually bringing her to Center Stage where she also served as literary manager. She has taught at UMBC, University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin. Giving back to the community is very important to Denise. She served on the advisory boards of the Hospice Network of Maryland, Success in Style (clothing women re- entering the workforce) and the Maryland Committee for the Children. For 10 years she served as a member of the Howard County Arts Council. She also served for two terms as a board member of the United Way  of Central Maryland, and as a member  of their women’s leadership council for five years. She is on the president’s advisory council for the University of Notre Dame, Maryland and also serves on the board of Camp Opportunity. Denise and her husband live in Owings Mills. PARTY FOR A CURE, along with its Hosts, would like to welcome you and thank you for coming this evening! We are […]

Thank you to all who attended our 10th Annual Party For A Cure Gala at Turf Valley Resort on Friday, June 15th. This year we raised $130,000 to support individuals with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and other life threatening diseases that limit strength and mobility. We greatly appreciate all of the support that helped us surpass our goal of beating last years donations. Please enjoy these photos from the event, taken by Lindsay Archer from Lindsay Archer Photography. Find pictures from the event here: 10th Annual Party for A Cure Gala Pictures Instructions for downloading pictures: Click on the photo you wish to download At the bottom right hand corner of screen, press the download arrow The download will appear in the bottom left-hand corner Press the download pop-up and the photo will appear Note: All pictures will be saved to the Download folder on your Desktop

Our 10th Annual Party For A Cure raised in excess of $120,000 to help children and adults with muscle wasting diseases that live in Maryland. Party For A Cure Corporation is excited to announce that we received our 501(3)c non-profit status just in time for our 10th Annual Party For A Cure gala.  As such, we now can make direct contributions to children and adults (and their families)  to help with quality of life issues, such as home access, home repairs, new medical equipment and repairs, transportation needs, service dogs, and much more. This is in addition to supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Baltimore’s Summer Camp and medical research overall.  We would be remiss not to thank Jennifer Gilbert, News Anchor for Fox 45 news, for all her support over the last nine years as our emcee, capturing great press for our cause as well.  She was unable to emcee for our 10th Annual Gala. Bruce Cunningham, our own Fox 45 News Anchor and “Voice of the Ravens,” happily stepped in for Jennifer Gilbert this year.  He, too, knows many of the families who attend and volunteer who have children afflicted with neuro-muscular diseases because of his long-time support of Jerry Lewis’ Telethon and the Muscular Dystrophy’s summer camp. In addition to what we raised, over $175,000 of time, material and labor were donated by stellar construction companies and vendors to correct access issues to the Fallon’s home, many of whom attended the gala.

PARTY FOR A CURE, along with its Hosts, would like to welcome you and thank you for coming this evening! We are so grateful you chose to spend your evening with us helping those affected with neuromuscular diseases. It is only with your support and generosity that we can continue to make a difference. Fox 45 Sports Unlimited Host, Bruce Cunningham, is our wonderful master of ceremonies. Live entertainment is provided by The Ruxtones. Our auctioneer for the evening will be Benjamin Roes Photography provided by Lindsay Archer Photography Find pictures from the event here   Bruce Cunningham is the Sports Director and weekday sports anchor for FOX45. Bruce has been with the News at Ten since its inception in June 1991. He anchors sports weeknights on the 5, 10 and 11pm newscasts, including the 30-minute Sunday night edition of Sports Unlimited. Bruce has been the PA announcer for the Ravens (NFL) since 1999. Prior to that, he did radio play-by-play for the Ravens (NFL) and the Stallions (CFL), play-by-play for the MPSSAA High School football state championships, MIAA lacrosse, basketball and football, play-by-play for soccer for the Baltimore Blast (on HTS) and Lacrosse for the Baltimore Thunder (on WCBM). He hosted the Gary Williams Show on WNUV during the 1997 – 1998 season. Bruce also co-hosted the Orioles Pre-Game Show television program (MLB Baseball 1996) on WNUV TV-54. He is heard Saturdays from Noon-3pm ON 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore. Active in the community, Bruce hosted the local cut-ins on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon from 2000-2013 and has served as a youth coach in various sports and handles dozens of speaking engagements annually. Chances are, he threw out the first pitch one year for your local Little League. He has two grown children, Ashley and Bud, and has four grandchildren. He lives with his lovely wife Wendy in Pasadena. Bruce’s list of awards includes: Feature story of the Year (1995) National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, The Associated Press` Best Year Round Sports Coverage (1991, 1992, 1997-2001, 2003-2014 ), Society of Professional Journalists (1993, 1994, 1995 Best Sports Feature), Associated Press Best Sports Feature in 1992, 1993 and 1994, Pimlico Old Hilltop Award (2004), Baltimore Magazine Best TV Sports Anchor 2004 and Baltimore Touchdown Club – Electronic Media   Our special guests for the evening are: Amanda Ashton & Family Brian Eisenbrandt & Family Hannah Fallon & Family Nahomi Hess & Father Claire Menke & Family Cristhian Washington & Family Darren Guest & Family DJ Williams & Family   A Very Special THANK YOU to our Home Remodel Team for all their assistance on the Fallon Residence:   84 Lumber Ms. Maryann Bennett Big Brothers Granite Briggs Brothers Enterprises Corporation Century Fence Construction, LLC Doyle Systems, LLC Dvorak, LLC EASE Painting & Construction, Inc. Gaines and Co., Inc. Mrs. Carol Gallagher George Moehrle Masonry HMC, Inc. Industrial Specialists, Inc. Luis Construction Merrill Lynch Milani Construction MT Laney Co., Inc. Pillar Construction, Inc. Thomas Frock, Inc. R.V. Carey’s Plumbing & Heating, Inc. RHI, Inc. Roof Right, Inc. Southern Acoustics, Inc. The Barbour Group, LLC Thos. Somerville Co. Mr. Jared Trusso Vardavas & […]