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Kelowna event this week at St. Hubertus winery to raise money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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St Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery in Kelowna has teamed up with Complete Core Pilates for the fifth annual Pinot & Pilates event July 6. - Image: Susanne Gebert

St Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery in Kelowna has teamed up with Complete Core Pilates for the fifth annual Pinot & Pilates event to raise funds for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy.

The July 6 event is to help families living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a disease which primarily affects boys, however it occurs across all races and cultures. Young men with Duchenne typically live into their late twenties.

害羞草研究所淲e expect about 75 people to take part in the event, many whom are completely new to Pilates,害羞草研究所 said organizer Kyla Ramirez. 害羞草研究所淚 started Pinot & Pilates with St. Hubertus so we could build awareness and raise funds to help families living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in childhood.害羞草研究所

Ramirez is close friends with the Beaulieu family who are raising three boys, two with DMD. The Beaulieu害羞草研究所檚 are an inspirational family, traveling and living life to the fullest with their boys.

害羞草研究所淎ll of this news is brutal but these are our boys and we害羞草研究所檙e going to keep giving them the best life we can every day,害羞草研究所 said Steve Beaulieu in a video documenting their journey.

害羞草研究所淚 just feel gratitude every day to be with the boys and to have them in my life害羞草研究所 said Michelle Beaulieu. 害羞草研究所淔or us, every day, every moment, every breath is priceless and we害羞草研究所檒l cherish it as long as we can.害羞草研究所

Ramirez explained that helping out at the event is easy.

害羞草研究所淎ll you need to do to attend Pinot & Pilates is come to the event at St Hubertus on July 6 at 7 p.m. with your mat, towel, and a donation which goes directly to research with Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. We ask people to RSVP as 害羞草研究所楪oing害羞草研究所 on our so we can plan for the wine tasting. And of course, people should be prepared to enjoy the view, Pilates in the vineyard, and some fine wines. We want people to learn more about DMD as well as relax and have fun.害羞草研究所

For more information about the Beaulieu family and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD):

https://www.resmed.com/us/en/changinglives.html

EndDuchenne.org





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