posted on April 1, 2009 - 2:57pm
At the Academy Awards in Hollywood on Feb. 22, MDA National Chairman Jerry Lewis received one of the Academy’s greatest honors — the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
The award recognizes an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry. Past recipients include Paul Newman, Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck and Bob Hope.
Statue and park honoring Mattie Stepanek are dedicated
posted on January 1, 2009 - 2:11pm
A wonderful tribute to a beloved former MDA National Goodwill Ambassador is now reality.
The Mattie Stepanek Park in Rockville, Md., was officially dedicated in October for over 1,000 audience members, and statues of Mattie and his service dog Micah were unveiled.
2009 ushers in role changes for MDA's Dynamic Duo
posted on January 1, 2009 - 2:43pm
Upon first seeing Billy Gilman and Luke Christie together, it’s impossible not to notice their special brand of camaraderie.
They ham it up, casting one-liners off each others’ remarks, their rapport and comedic timing guaranteed to get a laugh. Through their work for MDA, they’ve formed a bond of friendship, and more. In so many ways, they both enthuse, they’re like brothers.
posted on January 1, 2008 - 3:04pm
Abbey Umali and her family have been familiar presences on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon for the past two years. Now this winsome and charismatic 8-year-old from California steps further into the spotlight as MDA’s 2008 National Goodwill Ambassador.
Anyone who watched Abbey during her live interviews on the Telethon isn’t apt to forget her, any more than they’re apt to forget angels of...
posted on July 1, 2008 - 2:00pm
I’m 44 years old, and was officially diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) at age 19, so you might say this article is 25 years in the making! I can tell you with absolute certainty that over these 25 years I’ve learned that “we’re all in this together.”
posted on July 1, 2007 - 10:40am
Mattie in the News
posted on January 1, 2004 - 10:18am
Former National Goodwill Ambassador receives MDA's top award
posted on November 1, 2007 - 4:16pm
As a 6-year-old in the first grade, Mike Neufeldt used an orange Pony scooter to keep up with classmates on the playground and in gym class. After attending an MDA Harley-Davidson event, where one of the drivers gave him some decals, Neufeldt proudly plastered the company’s bar and shield on the back of his ride, and when kids inevitably asked if Harley-Davidson had made his scooter, Neufeldt...
Military family enlisted to serve as MDA's 2000 Goodwill Ambassadors
posted on January 1, 2000 - 12:00pm
Whether she's singing top 40 hits, sharing her expertise about Barbie dolls or talking about the latest book she's read, just about anyone who meets Lauren Carter is sure to remember the "little girl in the pink wheelchair."
posted on October 1, 2009 - 9:26am
