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Follow on Google News | MDA OF Raleigh Announces Annual Muscle Walk EventMore than 500 walkers and people using wheelchairs and scooters will participate in the Triangle 2013 MDA Muscle Walk on March 23 to raise more than $104,500 to serve area residents with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases.
By: Muscular Dystryophy Assoc-Raleigh NC “We’re walking to help MDA fund worldwide research and to provide unparalleled health care services to people with muscle diseases,” said Cathy Sanita, Raleigh Executive Director. “Together, we’ll take a victory lap on the Plaza to help local families for whom MDA is a singular beacon of help and hope.” Muscle Walk participants and Muscle Walk teams can register for the event by visiting www.musclewalkmda.org/ About MDA: MDA (http://www.mdausa.org/ In addition to funding about 300 research teams worldwide (present grant awards exceed $91.4 million), MDA maintains a national network of some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics; facilitates hundreds of support groups for families affected by neuromuscular diseases; and provides extraordinary local summer camp opportunities for thousands of youngsters fighting progressive muscle diseases. Known globally for the MDA (http://mda.org/ In greater Raleigh, individuals living with progressive muscle diseases can receive excellent care at the MDA Clinics at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, and at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. To register with MDA, schedule an appointment, or to find out about a myriad of MDA services available to local families, contact the MDA office in Raleigh at 919-783-0222. Locally, MDA currently is funding notable research projects underway at Duke University and at University of North Carolina Hospitals. End
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