You’ve seen the ice bucket challenges and telethons, but did you know that the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is the world’s leading nonprofit health agency dedicated to finding treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular diseases? They fund worldwide research; provide comprehensive health care services and support to MDA families nationwide; and rally communities to show support via advocacy, fundraising, and local engagement. It is pretty special.
Category: Causes
Movember: Changing the Face of Men’s Health
Movember is a global phenomenon, whose fundraising has erupted from $45,000 in 2004 to almost $23 in 2013. Join Dad 2.0 Summit, Life of Dad, The National At-Home Dads Network, and City Dads Groups to help support LiveStrong, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, and other programs dedicated improving men’s health across the globe.
Get Ready, Get Safe: Save the Children Urges Disaster Preparedness
Two years ago today, Hurricane (“Superstorm”) Sandy made landfall near Brigantine, N.J. and Save the Children is urging parents and others take a pledge to protect children from disaster and encourage others to do the same. It also is encouraging everyone to create a disaster plan checklist and make sure that your kids’ schools and/or child-care centers keep their disaster plan updated and shared on a regular basis with parents and other at-home caretakers.
Lung Cancer: ‘If You Breathe, You are Vulnerable’
November is lung cancer awareness month. Lung cancer is the biggest killer in the world, and second in the U.S. only to heart disease. Unfortunately, maybe because of the stigma of lung cancer as a smokers’ disease (and by implication, a disease they deserve), or maybe because other groups working for awareness for other types of cancer,have been so admirably successful, lung cancer research and organizations receive comparatively very little funding. Let’s change that.
Team Rubicon Bridges the Gap From One Front Line to Another
When Tom Williams returned home from serving in the military he didn’t stop serving for a cause. Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams.
“Join, serve, and deploy.”
Camp Kesem: A Child’s Friend Through and Beyond a Parent’s Cancer
Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. Jim Higley discusses why joining the Camp Kesem family is the right thing, at the right time for this bobblehead dad.
Big Brothers Big Sisters: Paying it Forward
Jeff Bogle shares the inspiring story of why he and his wife support their local Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Join Team Diabetes Canada
Buzz Bishop discusses his involvement with Team Diabetes Canada and extends an invitation.
1Voice Foundation – Supporting Pediatric Cancer Patients While Seeking a Cure
Carter Gaddis discusses the 1Voice Foundation and the fight against pediatric cancer.
About Juvenile Myositis
Kevin McKeever discusses his daughter’s battle with juvenile myositis, the Cure JM Foundation, and their goal of never letting another child suffer from the disease.
