COUNTRY
SINGER RENEWS COMMITMENT TO MDA YOUTH
PROGRAMS
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 22, 2006 —
Award-winning singer Billy Gilman
is on board for a fifth term as the
2007 National Youth Chairman for the
Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Gilman, 18, was first appointed to
the voluntary MDA position in 2003
and has since traveled the nation
educating thousands of teenagers and
young adults about the fight against
neuromuscular disease.
As MDA National Youth Chairman, Gilman
also appears and performs at gatherings
of MDA national sponsors, such as
this year’s ERA Real Estate’s
International Business Conference
and the International Career Development
Conference of DECA (an association
of marketing students). He also supports
the Association through media interviews
and appearances at MDA fund-raising
events.
During 2006, Gilman teamed up with
MDA National Goodwill Ambassador Luke
Christie, 13, in public appearances
in San Francisco and Las Vegas. Among
the cities on Gilman’s schedule
for next year are Orlando, Milwaukee
and Las Vegas, where he will once
again appear with Luke.
“I’m excited that MDA
has asked me to come back for a fifth
term,” Gilman said. “I’ve
met so many great people who are helping
MDA beat muscular dystrophy, and I
want to continue delivering MDA’s
message wherever I can.”
In September, Gilman released “Billy
Gilman,” his self-titled sixth
CD, after debuting several of the
songs on the MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon
on Labor Day weekend. A single from
the album, “Southern Star,”
can be heard on country music radio
stations across the nation.
In addition to performing, Gilman
also hosts segments of the Telethon’s
national broadcast.
Gilman’s fourth album, “Music
Through Heartsongs,” features
poems by the late MDA National Goodwill
Ambassador and best-selling poet,
Mattie J.T. Stepanek, set to music.
“It’s such a pleasure
to have Billy as MDA’s National
Youth Chairman for another year,”
said MDA National Chairman Jerry Lewis.
“He’s got great passion
for our cause, and I can’t wait
to see what he can accomplish this
year.”
MDA is a national voluntary health
agency working to defeat more than
40 neuromuscular
diseases through programs of worldwide
research,
comprehensive services,
and far-reaching professional and
public health education.
The Association’s programs
are funded almost entirely by individual
private contributors.
For more information about Gilman,
visit www.billygilman.com
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