The ‘SonShine’ Achievement Awards are designed specifically to celebrate the achievements and strengths of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 

Learn more about how you can nominate a boy or youth living with Duchenne? (and our rare girls with DMD)

Like their friends and peers, our boys like to be recognised when they achieve great things and these achievements for a boy with Duchenne could not be bigger and more special.  Their efforts frequently go unrewarded as they are not always able to compete physically with their peer group at school and sports.  Sometimes our boys will even opt out and elect not to participate.

Therefore the ‘SonShine’ awards will recognise the boys on an individual and national level with a personalised certificate, medal or trophy, which will be delivered directly to them.  These web pages will also be developed to celebrate and display photos of the achievements, the awards and stories with the Duchenne community - locally, nationally and internationally. We also aim to liaise with sporting groups to strengthen this individualised recognition programme. The boy’s (or girl's)  can have the achievement awards and certificates delivered to their club or school, if requested.

So please let me know what is happening in your community or at home?  Contact me through the Duchenne Foundation with the boy's name, details of the achievment and a photo if possible, so we can publish a story as well as his certificate and medal or trophy.

For example academic achievements, school sports carnivals, swimming, art, music; the list of potential achievements is endless.

This website and recognition programme aims to celebrate the abilities that our sons have;  to lift spirits and hope, which enables families to celebrate the wonder that is our sons and all that they can be.  Remember we all want to see our sons shine!

Klair Bayley

Duchenne foundation member and mother of a son living with DMD