Community Events

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 more than 750 walkers and people using wheelchairs and scooters will participate in the Fresno Muscle Walk 2012 at Sugar Pine Trail. The fun event is expected to raise more than $50,000 to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) serve area residents with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle diseases.

Muscle Walk participants and Muscle Walk teams can register for the event online; by contacting the local MDA office at (559) 453-9822; or by registering at the event by arriving at least 30-minutes before the Fresno Muscle Walk 2012 gets underway on Saturday, at 11:00am.

Individuals and teams are encouraged to raise at least $74 in donations, the cost to fund one minute of MDA research seeking treatments and cures for muscle diseases. Many teams will reach out to Facebook friends to raise thousands of dollars (human-interest stories abound; contact MDA for "hometown hero" candidates).