Muscular Dystrophy Association's 24th annual Wings Over Wall Street Gala, on June 6 in New York City will raise funds raised for ALS research, to keep the pipeline of promising therapeutics and a cure moving forward for the MDA/ALS Care Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center, and The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The event hosted by ABC Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter honors leading ALS advocates Fern Cohen and Brooke Eby, Joann Wright in memory of her husband Victor Wright, Toby Ferguson, MD, PhD, and Stephanie Melillo Fradette, PharmaD. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/ewg7Z6VK) Thank you to the Committee members: Warren Schiffer, LCSW (Co-founder), LCSW, Anjan Aralihalli, Jim Condron, Praneetha Desu, Brandon Hanna, CRPS™, Lauren Horak, Danielle Jaycox, Morgan Jaycox, Susan Jaycox, Grace Oakey, Jamie Schiffer, Larry Schiffer, Neil Shneider, Kimberly Unger, CAE, Lisa Utasi, Jenna Walsh. Thank you to our sponsors: CITGO Petroleum Corporation, IEX, MT Pharma, Victor R. Wright Foundation, Biogen, CBOE, USI Insurance Services, Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc. #EndALSwithMDA #EndALS #ALS
April is #NationalVolunteerMonth, and at #MDA, we’re celebrating the heart of our community: our #volunteers. From advocacy to summer camps, fundraising events and program support, the contributions of MDA volunteers are at the heart of our mission. Keep watching our social channels all month long as we spotlight volunteers who are making a real difference. Visit https://lnkd.in/ehwrKte8 to learn more about the invaluable impact of our current volunteers and find opportunities to join us in this vital work.
Muscular Dystrophy Association and Burn Boot Camp are teaming up again for the eighth annual national #BeTheirMuscle event! Join us throughout April as over 350 Burn Boot Camp locations nationwide come together to support MDA's mission by hosting a workout on Saturday, April 20, 2024, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting MDA. This year, Burn Boot Camp has set an impressive national fundraising goal of $1,000,000. Fundraising will kick off April 1 and run through April 30, 2024. To participate at a Burn Boot Camp location near you or to donate to a team, visit BeTheirMuscle.com Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eHi93pDk #MuscularDystrophy #Neuromuscular #ALS
