Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

What is the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign?

The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the leading UK charity focusing on disability caused by muscle disease.

Finding the causes of and cures for muscular dystrophy, and related muscle disease, has always been at the forefront of what we do.

Since the charity was set up in 1959 the diagnosis of different forms of muscular dystrophy and related muscle diseases has improved greatly and we now provide support for over 60 different muscle-wasting conditions.

What is muscle disease?

Muscle disease causes muscles to waste and weaken making it difficult for those affected to do even the simplest task. Muscle disease doesn’t just affect the muscles in the arms and legs but the heart and respiratory muscles too; it does not discriminate – it can affect men and women and children of any age and race.

There are no cures. Mobility and other functions can be greatly reduced and many affected children don’t live to reach adulthood.

What does the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign do?

The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign fights muscle disease on all fronts by:

• funding world-class research
• offering free information and advice about care and support
• providing grants towards equipment
• campaigning to raise awareness and bring about change

We rely almost entirely on voluntary donations to fund our vital work.

Fundraising

Every year the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign’s members and supporters take part in hundreds of events throughout the UK and abroad to raise much-needed funds. Some of the events are great tests of endurance such as the Virgin London Marathon or trekking the Great Wall of China or the Inca Trail. Regular fundraising events include sponsored walks, cycle rides and 10k runs where more daring offer the chance to take part in parachute jumps, shark dives and abseiling.

How can you get involved?

We rely almost solely on donations from individuals, trusts and grant givers to fund the valuable work we do. Why not get involved with the work we do?

• Register as a supporter – the more people involved, the stronger our voice
• Take part in one of our fundraising events
• Organise your own fundraising event
• Donate through the ‘Give As You Earn’ scheme
• Pledge a legacy
• Nominate the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign as your company’s ‘Charity of the Year’
• We also have many simple ways of supporting us through re-cycling your mobile phone and printer cartridges
• Make everyclick search engine your homepage, each time you search money is given to the charity: www.everyclick.com/uk/musculardystrophycampaign

We have a network of branches, local support groups and regional fundraisers across the UK that fundraise and organise activities and days out.
You have the power to make a huge difference to the lives of disabled people living with muscle disease.

Registered Charity No. 205395and Registered Scottish Charity No SC039445

How to contact Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

61 Southwark Street
London
SE1 0HL
Tel: 020 7803 4800
Fax: 020 7401 3495
E-mail: info@muscular-dystrophy.org
Web: www.muscular-dystrophy.org