Wearing their "Hope for To-Morrow" shirts heralding an Oct. 11 fundraising event to raise money to fund research for Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance, Sydney McCloskey and Anna Morrow, both of Anneslie, pose for a picture. Anna, 9, has been diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia. (Brian Krista / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Anna Morrow is an athletic fourth-grader at Stoneleigh Elementary School, where she plays field hockey and lacrosse. The 9-year-old also likes to ride her bike; and her parents signed her up for horseback riding lessons at the Graham Equestrian Center after reading a recent story about it in the Towson Times.

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