Every dollar raised at NVforHD goes directly to one chosen cause. No overhead. No splitting. We pick the most impactful target each year and give everything.
For 2026 we are returning to support the UC Davis Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence — the only specialty HD clinic serving Northern Nevada and our own beautiful Christine.
This clinic operates entirely on private donation. Without continued support, over 90 families in our region lose access to the specialised neurologists, psychiatrists, and genetic counselors who guide them through their worst days. Your round of golf directly funds this team.
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In 2025 we made a deliberate change — shifting our focus to help more people in our Northern Nevada region with specialised care they cannot access anywhere else nearby.
We chose the Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence at UC Davis — the closest specialty care our community can reach. By choosing this team, we were able to directly assist over 45 Northern Nevada patients with 2 neurologists, 2 psychiatrists, a genetic counselor, social worker, physical therapists, and research coordinators all dedicated to HD.
For 2024 all proceeds benefited HelpCureHD — an organisation inspired by Lee Smith, mother of MLB veteran Joe Smith. Lee was diagnosed with HD in 2012 and passed in 2020 just shy of her 62nd birthday.
Joe and his wife, TNT reporter Allie LaForce, are fulfilling a promise to end Huntington's disease one family at a time. HelpCureHD funds IVF with genetic screening so children can be born HD-free — helping over 135 families nationally.
Our 2024 goal was to raise enough to help one family end the cycle of pain and suffering. We achieved it. Brandon and Rylee Puccini are now expecting — the baby is HD-free.
“Thank you for gifting us with the miracle of life — and specifically life that is Huntington's free.”