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MAYOR REED PRESENTS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION ‘CHAMPION AWARDS’ TO DESERVING RECIPIENTS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News December 9, 2009 HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 7 — The city of Harrisburg issued the following press release: go to website muscular dystrophy association

Mayor Stephen R. Reed, joined by officials from the Muscular Dystrophy Association, today presented several “MDA Champion” awards to deserving recipients who have furthered the mission of the Association in Central PA.

Reed said that this group is responsible for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, over the years, to battle muscle disease and provide support and hope to over 1,300 families in Central PA who are registered with the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Awards were presented to:

* John Pritchett: John is a firefighter with the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire and a member of the IAFF Local #428. In addition, he is the MDA coordinator for the Annual IAFF “Fill the Boot” Campaign and volunteers as a counselor at the week-long MDA Summer Camp each year.

* Bob Noll: Bob works tirelessly on behalf of MDA throughout the year, in conjunction with White’s Harley Davidson of Lebanon, PA. Bob raised over $22,000 in 2009 as part of the Annual Ride For Life event and attended the Annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon in Las Vegas, NV, as the event’s top local individual fundraiser.

* Larry Mummert: Larry is a member of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon Harrisburg Forest #43 and for many years has been an integral part of several annual fundraising events that benefit MDA. Most notably are the Annual Tall Cedar Pancake Breakfast at the Zembo Shrine and the Annual Tall Cedar Auto Show at the Colonial Park Mall.

* Mike O’Brien: The late Mike O’Brien was a valuable member of the Jack Gaughen Realtors family and an energetic supporter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Mike was the director of the Annual Jack Gaughen Realtor Golf Tournament to benefit MDA. site muscular dystrophy association

* WHP-TV 21: WHP-TV 21 has been a long-time supporter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and has broadcast the Annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon for 39 years. In addition, WHP-TV 21 produced a memorable series of vignettes in 2009 titled “MDA Inspirations” which aired for several months. The station received three MDA Broadcast Journalism Awards in 2008.

“We are pleased to today bestow the MDA Champion awards upon these deserving recipients,” said Reed. “Muscular Dystrophy is a terrible and debilitating disease, but with the help of today’s honorees and others, we are making great strides in the effort to ultimately find a cure for this and future generations.” Reed said the Muscular Dystrophy Association is a nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases, by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. The majority of contributions to MDA come from individual donors.

He said the MDA is the world’s largest non-governmental sponsor of research seeking the causes of and effective treatments for neuromuscular diseases, sponsoring some 400 research projects annually. Locally, MDA serves over 1,300 families and funds a variety of services and research projects, including an MDA clinic at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and an MDA summer camp in Lebanon, PA.