Billy Gilman to Assume New MDA Spokesperson Role
Popular MDA spokesperson and award-winning country music artist Billy Gilman will take on a different ambassadorial role for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in the coming year.

South Carolina Teen to Assume New National MDA Spokesperson Role
Popular MDA spokesperson Luke Christie will take on a different ambassadorial role for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in the coming year.

New Oakley Special Edition Sunglasses Support MDA ALS Initiative
Oakley has teamed up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association to offer two special edition HIJINX sunglasses to support MDA's aggressive, cure-driven ALS research initiative, Augie's Quest.

California Girl Returns in 2009 as MDA National Goodwill Ambassador
Abbey Umali, a vivacious 9-year-old from Redlands, Calif., will return for a second term as the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s National Goodwill Ambassador in 2009.

MDA Joins Walgreens to Offer Flu Shots to People the Association Serves
Continuing a service it has provided for decades, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) again is offering flu shots to people who have any of the more than 40 diseases it covers. To assist individuals in obtaining vaccinations this flu season, the Association teamed up with Walgreens to offer shots at thousands of Walgreens locations across the country through a voucher program.

Updated MD-CARE Act Receives Final Congressional Approval
The Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education (MD-CARE) Amendments of 2008 received final Congressional approval today. It now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it.