On Saturday, Apr. 21st, more than 400 walkers and people using wheelchairs and scooters will participate in the second annual Muscle Walk at the Springfield State Fairgrounds in the Exposition Hall. The fun event is expected to raise more than $80,000 to help area residents with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle diseases served by the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Muscle Walk participants and Muscle Walk teams can register for the event by visiting www.musclewalkmda.org/centralillinoismusclewalk; by contacting the local MDA office at 217-351-1853; or by registering at the event by arriving at least 30-minutes before the Springfield, IL 2012 Muscle Walk gets underway on Saturday, at 10am. Individuals and teams are encouraged to raise at least $74 in donations, the cost to fund one minute of MDA research seeking treatments and cures for muscle diseases.
MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy, and education. The first nonprofit organization to be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Medical Association “for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity,” MDA’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors.
