Event Calendar
Telethon
The Telethon is the single most important fund raising event of the year for MDA. In 2009, $403,267 was raised statewide Alaska during the two day broadcast carried on KTUU, Channel 2 in Anchorage and KTVF, Channel 11 in Fairbanks. Funds raised help the Association carry on its fight against over 40 neuro-muscular diseases, including a worldwide program of basic and applied research, a nationwide network of comprehensive medical and support services, and extensive professional and public education. Children and adults with neuro-muscular diseases benefit directly from dollars raised during the Telethon.
2010 South Anchorage FireTap Lock-Up
An annual Lock-Up held in south Anchorage. This year the Lock-Up is taking place at FireTap on Wednesday, March 31st. If you are a jailbird and are looking for the log-in site, click here or to go https://www.joinnmda.org/anchorage2010.
2010 Hop-A-Thon Program
The MDA Hop-a-Thon Program is an educational special event for preschool through second-grade children at day-care centers, preschools and elementary schools. The program offers a week-long disability awareness lesson plan; hands-on activities for the children with books and a video; and other free educational materials. Disability Awareness Week is April 12th through April 16th. If your educational center or daycare is interested in participating in Hop-A-Thon, please give Sabrina a call at 276-2131.
2010 Stride & Ride
Stride & Ride is an indoor mall walk taking place at the Mall At Sears on Saturday, April 17th. Form a team today (5 people including yourself) by calling Sabrina at MDA at 276-2131. This event promises to be a fun event for a great cause! We ask that you, as a Team Captain, recruit at least four other people to participate on your team. Your team will join all of our other teams as we walk one mile together as part of the MDA family to raise money to help fight neuromuscular diseases. The Mall at Sears will provide ...
Welcome To MDA Alaska!
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency — a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans.
MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors 225 hospital-affiliated clinics and supports nearly 400 research projects around the world. MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other private-sector organization in the world.
MDA scientists are in the forefront of gene therapy research and have uncovered the genetic defects responsible for several forms of muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), childhood spinal muscular atrophy, and several other neuromuscular conditions. The Association’s comprehensive service program includes medical examinations, flu shots, support groups, MDA summer camps for youngsters and assistance with purchase of wheelchairs and leg braces.
MDA was created in 1950 by a group of adults with muscular dystrophy, parents of children with muscular dystrophy, and a physician-scientist studying the disorder.
Since its earliest days it has been energized by its number-one volunteer and national chairman, entertainer Jerry Lewis. The Association’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. MDA seeks no government grants, United Way funding or fees from those it serves.