Team Momentum athlete takes on Boston in honor of family members with CMT
Colin Batty will be running with MDA Team Momentum in the Boston Marathon to raise funds in honor of family members who live with CMT.
Category: Fundraising & Events
Seeing the World Thanks to MDA Shamrocks: Meet Gabrielle, the Traveling Shamrockstar
Fourteen-year-old Kentucky native Gabrielle’s favorite subject is geography, which is appropriate when you have an insatiable desire to travel. Gabrielle, who has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 2, has already seen a great deal of the world, including Europe, the Caribbean and the western United States. This year, Gabrielle is featured as a “Shamrockstar” on platinum MDA Shamrocks at retailers across the country, a country that Gabrielle has seen extensively in her travels with her family.
Denise’s Dodgers: Dodgeball Tournament Targets ALS, Raises Funds in Honor of Beloved Illinois Woman
Inspired by a beloved community member with ALS, this Illinois dodgeball tournament is good fun for a good cause.
A Strong Future: Shamrockstar Maya Benefits from New Treatments for SMA
Over the past 35 years, the MDA Shamrocks program has raised more than $300 million to help save and improve the lives of families living with muscular dystrophy. Get to know Maya, who graces the 2017 green MDA Shamrock.
Building a Better Future with Shamrocks: Meet Shamrockstar Natalie, the Budding Architect
Over the past 35 years, the MDA Shamrocks program has raised more than $300 million to help save and improve the lives of families living with muscular dystrophy. Get to know Natalie, who graces the 2017 green MDA Shamrock with her sister Avery.
From Puerto Rico to Summer Camp: Meet Alejandro, the Shamrockstar who Found Hope Thanks to MDA
Alejandro, who is the local Atlanta-area ambassador for MDA, is one of ten “Shamrockstars” who will be featured on MDA Shamrocks this year at retailers across the country. His gold shamrock will be available exclusively at Lowe’s Home Improvement stores.
An MDA Summer Camp Love Story
Looking back, neither one of us went to camp expecting to meet the person we’d one day marry. … I can’t imagine my life without Zach. We can’t imagine our lives without our camp family or MDA Summer Camp.
A Strong Voice: Meet Torrance, the Outspoken Shamrockstar
Over the past 35 years, the MDA Shamrocks program has raised more than $300 million to help save and improve the lives of families living with muscular dystrophy. Get to know Torrance, who graces the 2017 gold MDA Shamrock.
SMA, Spinraza, and a birthday celebration
Tammy Carroll, whose daughter Alexas as SMA type 2, shares the importance of birthdays and the FDA’s approval of Spinraza
Woman who has CMT encourages others by participating on MDA Team Momentum
For Ava Illingsowrth there are no barriers. There are no obstacles. For her, challenges are just opportunities to defy limits. Ava is a runner with the MDA’s Team Momentum, MDA’s endurance training team that helps people train for half or full marathons while supporting kids and adults living with muscular dystrophy. Ava herself is one . . .
