PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS TURNING GREEN WITH SHAMROCKS TO FIGHT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Boynton Beach, FL, December 16, 2011 – Palm Beach County Schools will be decking their halls with green and gold Shamrock mobiles with the School Shamrocks Against Dystrophy program in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Students will sell Shamrock mobiles for a $1 or $5 donation from January through March.
“This is a great opportunity for students to learn about muscular dystrophy while making a difference in someone’s life,” said Lynn Welton, School Shamrock Coordinator. “It’s a program that students can head up; they use their leadership, organizational and time management skills while supporting a worthy cause.”
Palm Beach County School Shamrock Ambassadors include: Alexander Dreyfoos Jr School of the Arts, Congress Middle, Conniston Middle, Crystal Lakes Elementary, Florida Atlantic University, Glades Central High, G-Star School of the Arts, Heritage Elementary, Jeaga Middle, Lake Shore Middle, Lake Worth High, Lantana Middle, LC Swain Middle, Lighthouse Elementary, Odyssey Middle, Pahokee Elementary, Pahokee Middle/Senior High, Palm Beach Central High, Palm Beach Gardens High, Park Vista High, Roosevelt Middle, Santaluces High, South Tech Academy, Spanish River High, St. Juliana School, Suncoast High, The Weiss School, Timber Trace Elementary, Tradewinds Middle, Watson B Duncan Middle, and West Boca Raton Community High. Last year, schools in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast raised $18,845 to support MDA’s lifesaving mission.
The funds raised through the School Shamrocks Against Dystrophy program help local families affected by muscular dystrophy and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The program also helps support the MDA’s worldwide research and health care services programs, and national network of more than 200 MDA hospital-affiliated clinics, including the MDA Clinic at the Jupiter Medical Center and the University of Miami . Shamrock sales also help send area children with neuromuscular diseases to a fun-filled week of MDA summer camp in Lake Worth .
The MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat muscular dystrophy through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services and far reaching professional and public health education. To learn more about the School Shamrocks Against Dystrophy and other MDA programs, contact the local MDA office at 561-742-3748.