Today is: Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Helping Jerry's Kids.

About Us

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is a voluntary health agency striving to find the cures, causes, and treatments for 40 different muscle wasting diseases. 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.

Funds raised for MDA in Alaska go to benefit Alaskan  families who MDA provides services for. Services include clinic visits, medical examinations, flu shots, assistance with the repair of wheelchairs and leg braces, a week long summer camp for children aged 6-17, and support groups for MDA clients and families.

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.

A staff of three service the entire state: Sabrina Hoppas is the executive director, Christin Crowder is the Healthcare Services Coordinator, and Kelli Buchanan and Christa Gardner serve as administrative assistants.

You can contact MDA Alaska at 907-276-2131 or use our handy contact form. To find out more about MDA and their activities visit http://www.mda.org The MDA Alaska office is located at 121 W. Fireweed Lane, Ste. 100, in Anchorage (our mailing address is 121 West Fireweed Ln. Ste. 100, Anchorage, AK 99503). Office hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, and we are closed on major holidays.

Gavin with Graham and characters from Star Wars

  • 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.