2024 Disneyland® Halloween Half Marathon Weekend: Charlotte's Story

Charlotte's Story

2024 DISNEYLAND HALLOWEEN HALF MARATHON WEEKEND, HERE WE COME!

We will be running to honor Charlotte Schmitt and all of the children and young adults with Ataxia Telangiectasia. Charlotte was diagnosed with A-T at just two years old. Every dollar raised will go to the A-T Children's Project. Please click on the "Donate Now" button and you can help us find a cure for A-T!

What is Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T)?

Imagine a disease that combines the worst symptoms of muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, immune deficiencies and cancer. Children with A-T are usually confined to wheelchairs by age 10 and often do not survive their teens. Because A-T is a multi-system disease, scientists believe that A-T research will help more prevalent disease such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, AIDS and cancer. With your donation, we will be one step closer towards a cure for A-T! Please click on the Donate Now button and you can help us race towards a cure for A-T!

Who is the A-T Children's Project?

Your donation will go directly to the A-T Children's Project in their mission to find a cure for ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T). A-T is a genetic disease that causes loss of muscle control and balance, cancer, lung disease and immune system problems in children and young adults, shortening their lives.

The nonprofit A-T Children's Project partners with academic and industry investigators worldwide - organizing and supporting innovative research, conferences, clinical teams, data platforms and biomarkers - to optimize disease management strategies, develop new treatments and find a cure.

For more information about the cause, please visit atcp.org.

Thank you for your support as we run for a cure!