Make A Muscle, Make A Difference.

This year’s MDA Muscle Walk is just under two months away and we want you involved! Fundraising isn’t always easy, but we’ve worked really hard to make it convenient and enjoyable for you to make a difference using our online tools.

But, first things first – get started today by joining us! Just visit https://www.joinmda.org/dfwmusclewalk2011 and call 972-480-0011 or email 4281.office@mdausa.org to register. We can also send you some brochures about this year’s walk that you can pass around to your family. We moved the walk from late January to March 5th so that more of our families could join us at Cowboys Stadium!

Once you’ve signed up, you’ll be able to hit the ground running with immediate access to your online Walk Hub where you’ll find all the tools under the sun to make fundraising a snap. In your Walk Hub, you’ll find these tools, among many others:

• Personal fundraising Web page to customize with a photo and the story of why you’re walking in the Muscle Walk
• E-mail messages that you can easily send to your friends and family asking them to support you with a donation
• Facebook application to fundraising right from your Facebook profile page! If you’re a Facebook user, make sure to add the MDA Muscle Walk Boundless Fundraising™ application from your Walk Hub!

We’ve made it that easy for you to fundraise and, more importantly, to Make a Muscle and Make a Difference. But if you need any assistance, please let us know, we’d be more than happy to get you and your team set up online. Or if you would rather not use our online system, we can send you a letter and email that could be sent to your friends and family to let them know about the walk.

 

With your support, MDA helps provide all Americans affected by neuromuscular disease with access to expert and knowledgeable medical care at approximately 200 MDA clinics nationwide. Thanks to you, we all make a difference in the lives of those living with muscle-damaging diseases.

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Camp is Cool!

When is Camp?
June 18—24, 2011
(It is an overnight summer camp)

Where is Camp?
Camp John Marc in Meridian, Texas

What is Camp?
MDA camp is a magical place offering a wide range of activities specially designed for young people who have limited mobility or use wheelchairs. Although structured, camp programs are conducted in a relaxed atmosphere that gives campers an unmatched opportunity to develop lifelong friendships, share interests and build self-confidence. MDA Summer Camp includes fishing, boating, horse back riding, arts & crafts, blow darts, camp fires, dances and so much more!

What is a Volunteer Counselors Role at Camp?
At MDA camp, volunteer counselors work one-on-one with campers around the clock providing the care, close supervision and attention that children with muscular dystrophy need. Counselors push wheelchairs, meet the daily needs of each child and become a youngster’s friend for a week — all while being supported by a strong team of long time counselors and MDA Camp Directors!

What is the Process to Become an MDA Summer Camp Counselor?
We interview all prospective counselors and have each complete an application, physical, background check, child abuse prevention training, and full counselor training! (One training day will take place prior to camp, typically the first Saturday in June — with 1.5 days training at camp before campers arrive)

Camp is a week full of lasting memories that are life changing.  Not just for the kids, but also for the counselors.  Want to build your own life-long memories?  Call Mindy or Jen at 972-480-0011 for more information or to add your name to the list!

ALS Lab Tour

MDA is hosting a tour of the ALS research lab of Dr. Jeffrey Elliott on Tuesday, January 11, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Pickens Biomedical Building on The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School campus.  Dr. Elliott, a professor of neurology, is director of the MDA/ALS Center of Dallas.  In addition to his laboratory research, Dr. Elliott also sees patients in a multi-disciplinary clinic funded by MDA.

Dr. Elliott looks forward to showing guests the latest breakthroughs which he believes will lead to a better understanding of ALS and how to treat it effectively.  He has likened this period in ALS research to the 1920s in diabetes research when the hormone insulin was discovered to play a key role in the disease process.

Donations from the North Texas area have been vital in building the ALS research lab and allowing Dr. Elliott’s team to carry on the most novel and productive research effort.  Funding is used to support skilled scientists with expertise in critical aspects of molecular and cellular neuroscience as well as excellent technical staff.

For more information about MDA, ALS, or making a donation contact us at 972-480-0011 or 4281.office@mdausa.org.

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Hello!

Welcome to the new blog for the Dallas area office of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  Stay tuned for research updates, stories from our families, and upcoming event information.

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