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7 people are interested
MDA Muscle Team All Star Gala
ORGANIZATION: Muscular Dystrophy Association
Please visit the new page to apply.
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7 people are interested
About Muscle Team:
This high-energy, sports-themed event pairs local and national athletes,
celebrities and military personnel with MDA’s Most Valuable Players (MVPs -
our local children and adults living with neuromuscular disease.
Proceeds from Muscle Team support MDA Care Centers at Georgetown Hospital and Children’s National Medical Center. It also raises funds for local support groups and much needed research. Muscle Team raises money for MDA’s free and fully-adaptive summer camp program at Camp Maria in Leonardtown, MD.
We need people to greet and assist at registration.
We need people to assist during the silent auction.
We need people to help during the live auction and mission asks. spotters and runners.
We will need help with auction set up and take down.
We will need help with check out.
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About Muscular Dystrophy Association
Location:
11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, #1210, Reston, VA 20191, US
Mission Statement
MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. MDA also provides comprehensive healthcare and support services, advocacy, education and summer camp
Description
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.
MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and support services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics and supports more than 330 research projects around the world.
MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other private-sector organization in the world. MDA scientists are in the forefront of gene therapy research and have uncovered the genetic defects responsible for several forms of muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), childhood spinal muscular atrophy and several other neuromuscular conditions.
The Association's comprehensive services program includes diagnostic and follow-up medical consultations, flu shots, support groups, MDA summer camps for youngsters, a medical equipment program, assistance with equipment repairs and resource referral.
Through its national advocacy program, MDA works to make life better for people with muscular dystrophy and related muscle diseases by providing representation in matters of public policy and research advancement, nationally and internationally; and facilitating active involvement in these areas by the people it serves.
MDA was created in 1950 by a group of adults with muscular dystrophy, parents of children with muscular dystrophy and a physician-scientist studying the disorder. Since its earliest days, it has been energized by its number-one volunteer and national chairman, entertainer Jerry Lewis
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2800 S Potomac Ave.Arlington, VA 22202
DATE POSTED
October 18, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Needs flexibility between event hours (minimum 4)
- Should be available for entire event requirements, will confirm assignments and hours once assigned