Girl wearing gorilla costume in living room

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Fierce Against Muscular Dystrophy

How we helped one organization go “beast mode” on muscular dystrophy

THE SITUATION
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an incurable, fatal genetic disorder gradually weakening the body’s muscles, eventually robbing children of the ability to walk, breathe, and even smile. We needed to drive attendance at a yearly fundraising event organized by the parents of Conner Curran, who was diagnosed at age 4.

Kindness over MD campaign ad with boy in bear costume
Kindness over MD campaign ad with girl in gorilla costume

THE IDEA
Even though MD may steal smiles, it can never steal our fierce determination to fight it with all we’ve got. Through outdoor, social media, and custom-made AR filters, we helped drive attendance and donations to a record-breaking, live fundraising event.

Phone app screen capture of woman in a gorilla
Phone app screen capture of man in a bear
Phone app screen capture of woman in a lion
Phone app screen capture of man in a gorilla
Kindness over MD campaign overview infographic

THE RESULTS
2021 fundraiser broke prior organization records with an increase of 27%.

Kindness over MD campaign billboard on a city street