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MDA’s award-winning bimonthly national magazine goes to everyone registered with MDA, as well as to MDA clinics, researchers and subscribers.
Quest publishes articles on all aspects of living with a neuromuscular disease, and updates on research findings. Quest’s circulation is 125,000.
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Check Out the New Digital Version of Quest! |
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Game to Get Away
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Online games provide an alternate world
in which to play, say gamers with neuromuscular
diseases. Here’s a primer of terminology,
gaming options, social tips and
info on how playing may affect muscles.
In addition, Kid Quest, page 69, provides
Internet gaming safety tips for kids.
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Stories by Topic
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Telethon 2003 Soars to New Heights
MDAs 38th Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon was another record-breaker
with $60.5 million in pledges and contributions more than $2 million
over last years total.
Star Jerry Lewis led a team of dedicated performers and MDA representatives
who kept tens of millions of viewers moved, informed and in a giving
mood.
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4-year-old Morgan Fritz
of St. Louis and
her parents were among the families
who shared their message of thanks
for MDAs help. |
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Anchor Ed McMahon kept the momentum going
by announcing frequent tote board increases.
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Telethon stalwart Maureen McGovern dazzled
viewers with her beautiful voice. |
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MDA National Goodwill
Ambassador Mattie Stepanek spoke to Jerry Lewis and the national
audience via satellite from his home town of Baltimore.
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MDA Youth Chairman Billy
Gilman introduced youth sponsors and sang numbers from his "Music
Through Heartsongs" album.
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Kids in the live audience got a big treat
when Bear left his Big Blue House and invited them to sing and
dance. |
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Co-hosts Cynthia Garrett
and Jann Carl introduced profiles and interviewed families served
by MDA. |
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International Association of Fire Fighters President Harold
Schaitberger encouraged a grateful Jerry Lewis. IAFFs donation
of $18.3 million was the largest single amount ever raised
for MDA by any organization.
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