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BRIEF: Reading firefighters will hit streets to give muscular dystrophy the boot
Reading Eagle, Pa.Reading firefighters will be out at prominent city intersections Friday asking motorists to help "Fill the Boot" for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Every dollar that motorists pitch into the firefighters' boots helps the firefighters union and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Muscular Dystrophy Association, International Association of Fire Fighters, Berks County
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Local sports roundup: WMC soccer battles 3 ranked teams at tourney
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.Western Michigan Christian's girls soccer team battled three state-ranked teams Saturday, coming home with a tie and two close losses. The five schools participating in the "Kickin' for Mitchell Soccer Classic" at Forest Hills Northern -- WMC,...Tags: Soccer, Sports
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Monte Cassino youngsters hold coin drive for disorder affecting classmates
Tulsa WorldStudents from Monte Cassino's early childhood learning center and elementary school took turns emptying bags and jars full of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters into a counting machine Wednesday at the private Catholic school. Reading the machine's...Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Schools, Medical Research, Genetic Condition, Elementary Schools
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MDA goodwill ambassador knows why Joan Jett was chosen for concert
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGThe adolescent national goodwill ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is just 12, but he instinctively read the reasoning behind getting Joan Jett to perform for the 26th annual Ride for Life celebration sponsored by Harley-Davidson on... -
Rialto firefighters raise money to fight Muscular Dystrophy
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.Firefighters pounded the pavement Friday to raise money for children and adults dealing with a muscle-wasting disease and they will be back out Saturday and Monday. "We're still counting (Friday's proceeds,)" said Matt Payne firefighter and spokesman...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Lou Gehrig's Disease, International Association of Fire Fighters, Human Interest
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Northwestern receives $12 million grant to aid research on aphasia
More Americans suffer from aphasia — a brain disorder in which a person loses the ability to understand or express words — than Parkinson's disease or muscular dystrophy. But few in the public have heard of the disease. Thanks to a major...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, Medical Research, National Institutes of Health
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Company's casual attire means big bucks for MDA fundraiser
The Hutchinson News, Kan.From Lacey Mills' perspective, there's nothing casual about the way employees at Portfolio Recovery Associates, Hutchinson, dress. Mills is executive director for Muscular Dystrophy Association's regional office based in Wichita. Portfolio Recovery...Tags: Work Rules Contract Issues, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Politics, Career and Workplace, Relay for Life
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Staying upbeat: 8-year-old DJ doesn't let muscular dystrophy stop him
Justin Lopez, aka DJ Ju5tin, has trouble speaking and reading. But the 8-year-old has found a way to express himself: blending beats at his mixing board. The Bethlehem boy was born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy known as glycogen storage...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Univision (tv network), Lifestyle and Leisure, Pitbull (music artist), Health Treatments
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Chris Mills
Chris Mills, 26, Clark, died April 30, 2013, at Sioux Falls following complications due to muscular dystrophy. Visitation on Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark and on Monday after 9 a.m. Funeral services on Monday, May 6,... -
Lehigh Valley company news
Gap International receives award for its website redesign Gap International's website redesign has been recognized by the Interactive Media Awards with a Best in Class award in the Professional Services category. This is the highest honor given by the...Tags: Allentown, Long Term Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing Homes, Multiple Sclerosis
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Obituary: Edna 'Eddy' Thorson, role model and ham radio operator
Star TribuneEdna "Eddy" Thorson pioneered the use of amateur radios by people with disabilities -- just one of her many accomplishments despite having muscular dystrophy. Thorson, who died April 13 at age 75, was known as a role model, including as the first...Tags: Heart Attack, American Red Cross
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Bloomsday buddies
The Spokesman-ReviewCompeting in the unofficial wheelchair division -- in the back with the strollers -- Donna Husick and Gail Ableman probably will not win Bloomsday on Sunday. But when they finish, it'll represent a couple of victories. In the chair will be Ableman, 54...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Diseases and Illnesses, Weight Loss, Nutrition
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