If you live in Washington D.C. at some point you have inevitably found yourself on the National Mall playing a sport, taking in a picnic with friends or running to that new Beyonce song that she just dropped out of the blue. In 2007 Chip Akridge was just one of those people and aside from being one of DC’s most prominent real estate developers and a Vietnam War Veteran, he was also concerned. The state of despair of the mall was the trigger that launched Akridge’s mission to

HDYO. Also known as Huntington’s Disease Youth Organization. A non-profit created to provide a base of support and tools of education for youth (up to age 35) impacted by Huntington’s. Globally. That is how wide HDYO’s reach is. What is Huntington’s Disease exactly? We have all heard about it at some point in our lives but, I’m sure like myself, you were never sure exactly what it was. Huntington’s Disease, otherwise known as HD, is a genetic, neurodegenerative disease that e