Today is: Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Helping Jerry's Kids.

2010 Anchorage Fill the Boot — DONATE ONLINE!

Donate online TODAY to the 2010 Fill The Boot through MDA’s secure site – CLICK HERE or go to https://www.joinmda.org/2010anchorageftb/alaskadistrict. On behalf of all of our clients and their families, THANK YOU for supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Alaska.

September 3, 2010 | Filed Under Events, Featured Items | Leave a Comment 

2010 MDA Labor Day Telethon

The 2010 Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon is from September 5th through September 6th. As in years past, the show will be broadcast from the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage. You can watch the show on KTUU Channel 2 in Anchorage and on KTVF Channel 11 in Fairbanks. Telethon will be broadcast throughout the Alaska. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the MDA office at 276-2131.

July 23, 2010 | Filed Under Events, Featured Items | 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.