[Vision2020] Press Release: Muscular Dystrophy Association Fundraiser

[Jennifer McFarland]

Media Release

To: All Media/Press Outlets
From: Jennifer L. McFarland
	Public Information Officer
Date: 11/28/2005
RE: MDA Lock-up

Latah County Sheriff Wayne Rausch is participating in the Muscular Dystrophy
Association "Lock-Up" campaign on December 8, 2005, at the University Inn in
Moscow.  Sheriff Rausch will be "locked up" at the University Inn
"Maximum-Appreciation Prison Site" until his "bail" of $1,575 is met.  To
help bail the Sheriff out of jail, you can stop by the Latah County
Sheriff's Office between now and Sheriff Rausch's incarceration date and
make a tax deductible donation to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (be
sure to ask for a receipt).  

Donations received in this drive will benefit the Inland Northwest Chapter
of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (101 W. Indiana, Spokane, Washington
99205; Phone (509) 325-3747 or (800) 577-6716, FAX: (303) 691-3379).

According to the MDA Website:
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency -- a
dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at
conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans.
MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research,
comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional
and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has
more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors 230 hospital-affiliated
clinics and supports nearly 400 research projects around the world.
MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other
private-sector organization in the world. MDA scientists are in the
forefront of gene therapy research and have uncovered the genetic defects
responsible for several forms of muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth
disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's
disease), childhood spinal muscular atrophy, and several other neuromuscular
conditions.
The Association's comprehensive service program includes medical
examinations, flu shots, support groups, MDA summer camps for youngsters and
assistance with purchase of wheelchairs and leg braces.
MDA was created in 1950 by a group of adults with muscular dystrophy,
parents of children with muscular dystrophy, and a physician-scientist
studying the disorder. Since its earliest days it has been energized by its
number-one volunteer and national chairman, entertainer Jerry Lewis.
The Association's programs are funded almost entirely by individual private
contributors. MDA seeks no government grants, United Way funding or fees
from those it serves. (www.mdausa.org)



If you have any questions or comments regarding this correspondence, please
contact Public Information Officer Jennifer McFarland at
jmcfarland at latah.id.us, or (208) 892-5664.

PIO Jennifer L. McFarland
Latah County Sheriff's Office
Public Information Officer
PO Box 8068
Moscow, Idaho 83843
(208) 882-2216
Fax (208) 883-2281

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