Today is: Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Helping Jerry's Kids.

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.

February 4, 2010 | Filed Under Events | Leave a Comment 

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 a great indoor location to Stride & Ride for all our participants.  Call us today to get started!

January 19, 2010 | Filed Under Events | Leave a Comment 

Yoga in Homer

Come and join Anahata yoga studio in Homer to relax, practice yoga and raise awareness for Anthropomorphic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a serious neurological disease that causes muscle weakness, disability and eventually death. ALS is often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the famous baseball player who died from it in 1941. 5,600 people are diagnosed with ALS each year and an estimated 30,000 people are living with ALS in this country. All proceeds will be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s ALS Division. $5 Yoga Friday to benefit MDA will be held on April 30th and May 28th from 5:15pm to 6:15pm at Anahata, located at 1044 East End Road, Suite C in Homer. Their number is (907) 235-YOGA. For more information, please contact Sarah Thomas at 907-276-2131 or email her at sthomas@mdausa.org.

April 21, 2010 | Filed Under Events | Leave a Comment 

  • 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.

  • Research

    MDA is the world's largest non-governmental sponsor of research seeking the causes of and effective treatments for neuro-muscular diseases, sponsoring some 400 research projects annually.

  • MDA Worldwide

    MDA has long had a worldwide impact. Since 1951, MDA has funneled almost $50 million to researchers in 36 countries on six continents. And many times that amount has been awarded in MDA research grants in the United States.