Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: September 17, 2014
Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has made dreams and wishes come true for more than 324,000 children with life-threatening medical conditions. We are proud to support their mission through the campaign "A Worthy Cause and A FIT BRAIN" running from now through to December 2014. With every annual subscription to BrainHQ ($96), we will be donating $10 to Make-A-Wish Eastern Ontario.
And we need your help! If you are already a BrainHQ subscriber, we would be most appreciative if you could forward this email to your friends and families to spread the word. If you are not already a BrainHQ subscriber, we would like to extend a warm welcome and invitation to join us. By subscribing to BrainHQ, you will not only be making your own brain fit, you will also be supporting a very worthy cause that deeply touches children's hearts and makes their wishes come true!
To start making a positive difference today, please click HERE to subscribe.
With heartfelt thanks, Frieda Fanni
President
DynamicBrain Inc.
DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation providing BrainHQ in English and French.
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