The mission of the Wish Upon A Cure® David P. Campbell Foundation
is to build an A R C:
Raise Awareness of mitochondrial diseases to
Generate Research into treatments for the children and adults afflicted,
With the hope of one day finding a Cure for all.

David Campbell was a bubbly, red headed, blue-eyed little boy with an impish smile that was both charming and contagious. When this beautiful three year old died from a mitochondrial disease, it was the wish of David’s family and friends to raise awareness so that other families would not have to suffer without answers, as they did.

Mitochondria are the power plants within our bodies. When mitos don’t work, our bodies don’t work. It’s unfortunately that simple. Between 1,000 and 2,000 children are born each year with a mitochondrial disease. And recently mitochondrial disease has been identified as an underlying cause of both Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases. Your support of the 2005 Wish Upon a Cure® Benefit will have a great impact in helping those suffering. Come help us celebrate our first “Wish” coming true by welcoming Mary J. Hall Willis, M.D., Ph.D., the nation’s first-ever clinical Fellow in Mitochondrial Medicine. Her two-year Fellowship at UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, Calif. was made possible solely through the generous supporters of our Foundation.

The David P. Campbell Foundation is a fund of the Orange County Community Foundation (www.oc-cf.org) For more information,
call (949) 770-2755
www.wishuponacure.org