A NATIONWIDE charity bake sale is set to sweep the country this month led by a ten year old Four Marks boy who, with his family, is determined to raise funds to support research into muscular dystrophy.

Sammy de Laszlo would love to be like any other boy of his age – to chase with his friends across the park, walk up the stairs, or keep up with his 13-year-old brother, Thomas. But hiding underneath his cheeky smile lies a severe muscle wasting condition.

Recently enrolled as a pupil at Treloar School, Sammy has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an incurable genetic disorder that affects children around the world. One in 3,500 boys is born with it, and in the UK 2,500 kids have it at the moment.

People who suffer from the condition can’t produce dystrophin, a protein you need to build up your muscles. As a result, every muscle in the body deteriorates, they become wheelchair bound by the age of nine.

Seven years ago, parents Oliver and Tricia de Laszlo launched the Bake a Difference campaign in support of Muscular Dystrophy UK, determined to help raise awareness and funds for medical research.

Now an ambassador for the charity, Mr de Laszlo said: “Everyone loves baking and eating cakes, so we thought of doing something that schools, families and workplaces can enjoy and support.”

The event will take place during National Baking Week (October 15 to 21) – for information and to sign up, head over to www.musculardystrophyuk.org/bake-a-

difference .