MDA Shamrocks
40 Years of Progress
MDA's iconic St. Patrick's Day fundraiser is supported by thousands of retailers across the country to help transform the lives of children and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases.
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Happy 40th Birthday MDA Shamrocks and Thank You for Supporting!
With this milestone, we also celebrate 40 years of progress, including:
- The Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene/protein was identified
- The 1st FDA-approved ALS treatment
- MDA Summer Camp celebrating 60 years of changing lives
- The 1st FDA-approved SMA and Duchenne treatments
- 15 total FDA-approved treatments in just 7 years
Your support is helping to transform lives!
See Our ProgressGet a Shamrock, Give Strength
The iconic MDA Shamrocks pinup program is one of the nation's largest St. Patrick's Day fundraisers. What started in a local pub 40 years ago has since grown to thousands of retail locations nationwide and has raised more than $330 million for MDA.
When you donate for your paper Shamrock in store or digital Shamrock online, you’re helping to empower people living with neuromuscular disease to achieve their potential.
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MDA provides all materials to participating retailers, including paper shamrocks for customers and employees to put their name on to display after
making a donation. For more information, please contact shamrocks@mdausa.org.