MDA of Raleigh Announces Annual Muscle Walk Event
Summary
Individuals and teams are encouraged to raise at least $74 in donations, the cost to fund one minute of MDA research seeking treatments and cures for muscle diseases.Known globally for the MDA Labor Day “Show of Strength,” the Association is the first nonprofit agency to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Medical Association “for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity.” In greater Raleigh, individuals living with progressive muscle diseases can receive excellent care at the MDA Clinics at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, and at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill.Many teams will reach out to Facebook friends to raise thousands of dollars (human-interest stories abound; contact MDA for “hometown hero” candidates).About MDAMDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research.The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.In addition to funding about 300 research teams worldwide (present grant awards exceed $91.4 million), MDA maintains a national network of some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics; facilitates hundreds of support groups for families affected by neuromuscular diseases; and provides extraordinary local summer camp opportunities for thousands of youngsters fighting progressive muscle diseases.Known globally for the MDA Labor Day “Show of Strength,” the Association is the first nonprofit agency to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Medical Association “for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity.”In greater Raleigh, individuals living with progressive muscle diseases can receive excellent care at the MDA Clinics at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, and at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill.