When
you have a Carnival for MDA, you are raising money
for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. MDA
is an organization that helps adults and kids who
have diseases that make their muscles get weaker
and weaker. People with muscular dystrophy have
trouble using their arms and legs, and sometimes
talking, swallowing and breathing. Muscular dystrophy
is a genetic disease, meaning you’re born
with it. You can’t catch it from someone else.
At this time, there are no cures for muscular dystrophy
– but with your help, there can be!
When
you have a Carnival for MDA, you are helping MDA
fight muscular dystrophy by raising money for:
Research
to find treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy.
MDA funds a worldwide research program.
Medical
clinics staffed by doctors, nurses and therapists
who specialize in muscle diseases.
Wheelchairs,
leg braces and communication devices to help kids
and adults.
Summer
Camp for kids with muscular dystrophy. Everything
at camp is specially designed for kids with weak
muscles. Some kids say it is the “best week
of the year!”
Thank
you for raising money to fight muscular dystrophy!
Your help is very important to MDA!
Anyone who likes to have fun, is creative and wants
to help fight muscular dystrophy can have a Carnival
for MDA. You’ll need at least two adults and
several kids to build and run the carnival.
A
carnival is a mix of many things. You can have some
or all of these: carnival
games , party games
, entertainment
, a silent auction
, food , tickets
and prizes.
You
sell tickets for all your attractions and food,
then donate the money
you raise to MDA.
You
can hold your carnival in any area that’s
safe for children, reasonably flat and big enough
to fit all your booths for games, food and entertainment.
It can be indoors or outside.
Some
places to consider are: a backyard, a big garage,
a church or school, a playground, an apartment complex
common area or an empty parking lot.
Be
sure to get permission to use any area that doesn’t
belong to you.
You
should hold your carnival when kids are out of school,
like weekends or school vacations. Avoid having
an outdoor carnival during seasons that are really
cold, windy or wet.
If
you hold your Carnival for MDA before Aug. 15, 2005,
you could win a shot at being on the Jerry
Lewis MDA Telethon over Labor Day weekend!
