FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Stephanie Glavin, Fundraising Coordinator
Muscular Dystrophy Association
2500 Quantum Lakes Drive, Suite 212
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
561.742.3748
561.742.3793 (f)
WALGREENS AND THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION PARTNER TO SEND LOCAL KIDS TO CAMP
[Boynton Beach, FL], July 23, 2010—Area Walgreens stores will offer Summer Camp Mobiles and coupons to their customers for a $1 or a $5 donation from August 1st through Labor Day. All proceeds from the “Send a Kid to Camp” promotion will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
For a $1 or $5 contribution to the MDA, customers can put their name on a bright and festive Summer Camp mobile that is displayed in the store. The customer will also receive coupons for different Walgreens products with the purchase of the mobile. Walgreens’ District Managers Vily Markovich and Lazar Jones agree, “This is an easy opportunity for every citizen to make a difference in someone’s life.” Jones adds, “It is a simple, inexpensive way for each individual in every town to combine their efforts and make a large contribution as a community.” Walgreens is proactive in the local communities, and their employees will be working hard on the “Send a Kid to Camp” program to send local children living with neuromuscular diseases to MDA Summer Camp.
The funds raised through the summer mobile program directly help local families affected by diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Summer Mobiles also help support the MDA’s worldwide research program, as well as the national network of 225 hospital-affiliated clinics, including the MDA Clinic at the Jupiter Medical Center.
The MDA is grateful to Walgreens for their support of this program and encourages all local citizens to stop by their nearest Walgreens store to purchase a mobile, receive a coupon, and help partner with the community to send local children with neuromuscular diseases to MDA Summer Camp.
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 Summer Camp Mobiles and other MDA programs, contact the local MDA office at 561-742-3748.