Press Releases

June 15, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. – Brian Groh, an artist and high school student from Temecula, Calif., has had a painting accepted into the Muscular Dystrophy Association Art Collection. Now in its 19th year, the Collection features artwork by people from across the country with muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular diseases.
June 10, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that performances by three of the world’s top country music acts will be broadcast during the prime-time MDA Labor Day Telethon on Sept. 4. The special performances were taped June 7 during their Grand Ole Opry live performances.
June 10, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that performances by three of the world’s top country music acts will be broadcast during the prime-time MDA Labor Day Telethon on Sept. 4. The special performances were taped June 7 during their Grand Ole Opry live performances.
May 22, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Muscular Dystrophy Association today announced that the 25th Annual Mansfield Oil MDA Golf Classic once again raised the bar for fundraising, delivering a record $350,000 to help MDA speed research seeking treatments for progressive muscle diseases affecting more than a million Americans. 
May 15, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. - One of the world's greatest humanitarians of all time, Jerry Lewis has announced he's retiring as host of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon.  "As a labor of love, I've hosted the annual Telethon since 1966, and I'll be making my final appearance on the show this year by performing my signature song, 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.
May 02, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. - Tens of thousands of Americans are living with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), and May is ALS Awareness Month, thanks to a 1992 declaration by the U.S.
April 20, 2011
Philadelphia, April 21, 2011 — More than 1,200 motorcycle riders will rumble through Southeastern Pennsylvania to take part in the 24th Annual Ride for Life on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
April 15, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. (April 15, 2010) — Forty-two medical researchers and their labs have been awarded more than $21 million in grants by the Muscular Dystrophy Association to advance critical neuromuscular research in 2010. Many of the grants are multiyear awards to be dispersed over the next three years.

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