MDA Shamrocks

Burger King franchises across the country have supported MDA for nearly 20 years. Locations participate in in-store fundraising programs like the Shamrock campaign and efforts to support summer camp, demonstrating that they are not only a leader in the fast food industry but also when it comes to making a difference in our communities.

An MDA partner since 2001, Lowe's takes great pride in improving the communities it serves and making a difference in the lives of individuals and families in those communities. Through funds raised during the annual Shamrock program, Lowe's and its customers send thousands of local children living with muscle disease to weeklong MDA summer camps across the country. Nearly 1,800 Lowe's stores support the Shamrock campaign – buying, selling and decorating store walls with Shamrock mobiles. You can also find dedicated Lowe's employees often volunteering at MDA summer camps, helping kids develop lifelong friendships, build self-confidence and enjoy a week that's free of barriers. To date, Lowe's and its loyal customers have raised more than $50 million to support MDA's mission.

The nation’s largest supermarket chain has a long history of bringing help and hope to the communities it serves. For more than 30 years, Kroger regional teams across the country have put this philosophy into action on behalf of MDA through local events like the Shamrock program, distinguished events and Muscle Walk. Additionally, Kroger store locations have featured the brands that support MDA’s mission through its Aisles of Smiles campaign. Local MDA summer camps are among the MDA programs benefitting from Kroger’s support. Just in the past 20 years alone, Kroger has raised more than $30 million to help save and improve lives of people fighting muscle disease.

CITGO, based in Houston, is a refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. As MDA’s largest corporate sponsor, CITGO raises funds in a variety of ways, including golf and bowling tournaments, galas and the famous Shamrock fundraising campaign. Since 1986, CITGO employees, Marketers and Retailers have raised nearly $200 million to help find treatments and cures, rally communities and support families with services like clinics, summer camps and support groups.

As the second largest grocery retailer in the country, Albertsons Companies and the Albertsons Companies Foundation is continuing its long-standing tradition of putting its muscle behind MDA’s mission and the families it serves for more than 20 years. Albertsons Companies Foundation, which includes Safeway, ACME Markets, Shaw’s, Star Markets, Tom Thumb and Randalls Foundations, shows its support through in-store fundraising campaigns like selling Shamrocks and MDA Summer Camp pinups with their customers, partnering with Acosta to conduct cause marketing campaigns and involving its trade partners in gala events. All of this is made possible by their customers and employees and their support for those with muscle-debilitating diseases in hometowns across America.

Bojangles' Famous Chicken n’ Biscuits and its franchisees support MDA through their annual Shamrock campaign and golf tournament. This Southeastern regional fast food chain has also become a fixture during the local MDA summer camp session, donating their time and food to give kids with muscle disease the best week of their year.