Stars of Sanctuary, Stargate and Smallville Line Up for Hunter Syndrome

Amanda Tapping, Colin Ferguson, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ryan Robbins and Allison Mack will be among a host of television stars attending a gala in Vancouver on September 24th to raise funds for research into Hunter Syndrome.
The condition, also known as MPS II, is a genetic disorder that affects children. It substantially reduces their lifespan and afflicts them with a variety of degenerative symptoms that increase in severity with age. Currently there is no cure for the rare syndrome, which is estimated to affect around 2000 children worldwide.
The aim of the 1st Annual Once Upon a Cure Gala is to raise funds and awareness for research into ways to reverse the disease. This research is already yielding promising new treatments and a seven-year-old boy from North Vancouver recently became the first child in Canada to be given a new medication for the condition.
Other actors and filmmakers who will be in attendance at the Gala include Elyse Levesque, Peter Kelamis and Julia Benson from Stargate Universe, Stargate: Atlantis‘ Paul McGillion and Sanctuary actor and director Peter De Luise. In keeping with its name, which is intended to convey hope, the event has an Alice in Wonderland theme.
Tickets for the Gala can be bought from the event’s website. They cost $250 each or $1900 for eight. Information can also be obtained on the Gala’s Twitter feed @onceuponacure.