Nurseries Invited To Give Muscular Dystrophy The Big Push, UK

Main Category: Muscular Dystrophy / ALS
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health
Article Date: 27 Jul 2007 - 1:00 PDT

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The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is inviting nurseries across the UK to organise a Big Buggy Push. The series of fundraising walks, aimed at pre-school children and their carers, plays an important role in the charity's wider Big Push Week from 15 to 22 September 2007 - a nationwide campaign to raise much needed funds for, and awareness of, the fight against muscle disease.

There are more than 60 cruel and devastating muscle wasting conditions that affect over 30,000 people in the UK, with some forms greatly reducing life expectancy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is one of the more common forms of muscle disease, the first signs of which occur at nursery age.

The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only national charity providing care and information for children and adults affected by the various types of muscle disease and also funds research to find effective treatments and cures. There have been recent research breakthroughs which bring real hope to families affected by these life-shattering conditions, but this is still just the beginning.

The charity is appealing to day nurseries to help find a cure and support families. Participating nurseries will be entered into a free draw for a magic show and receive free balloons, stickers, Big Push 'kid's tattoos' and T-Shirts for top fundraisers along with fundraising advice and a certificate!

If you know of a nursery that might be interested in organising a sponsored pram and buggy push, or sponsored wobble, toddle and walk, please visit http://www.thebigpush.org.

http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org

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