Thousands of letter carriers and friends turned out for the inaugural national bowlathon for MDA, held the weekend of November 1.
"On behalf of MDA, thank you so much for your support," said National MDA Coordinator Jim Williams, a retired national executive vice president. "Whether you actually bowled with us, or supported us with a donation—we really appreciated your participation. It was a great day nationwide for MDA and we could not have done it without you."
Official scoring forms must be received by Headquarters
no later than December 1.
Click here to download a copy of the MDA Branch Activity Report form.
Click here to download a copy of the National Bowlathon Reporting form.
“We hope this countrywide bowling event will help energize branches everywhere to work for MDA,” Williams said, noting how a national one-day MDA fund-raiser is similar in concept to the NALC food drive, which “both shines a spotlight on the problem of hunger in our communities and highlights the determination
to help others that is a characteristic of carriers everywhere.”
Williams emphasized the goal is to inspire branches to develop, continue or expand on year-round fund-raising beyond the bowlathon.
The union will award a laptop computer loaded with NALC’s software to the top bowlathon fund-raising branch in each of the 10 size categories.
Also, the highest handicapped scorer and the highest actual scorer in each branch-size
category will receive a new bowling ball and shoes.
NALC President Fred Rolando, Director of Safety and Health Brian Hellman and Director of Life Insurance Myra Warren (shown here) were among the many national officers and headquarters staff members, plus family and friends, who bowled at the AMF Lanes in Alexandria, Virginia, joining hundreds of letter carriers nationwide in the inaugural National Bowlathon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Sunday, November 1, 2009.
$2.1 million carrier collection
boosts NALC’s MDA total
NALC branches from across the country presented pledges and donations totaling $2.1 million to the
44th Annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon this year and helping the
telethon achieve nearly $60.5 million in donations. | More
America's letter carriers have helped lead the search for cure for neuromuscular diseases for half a century. The NALC was the first national sponsor of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and letter carriers are among MDA's top fund-raisers, collecting more than $20 million in the past 15 years alone to finance research and provide care and services for children and adults with muscular dystrophies. NALC's local branches are honored annually during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon over the Labor Day weekend for their efforts.
Branches can now register to take part in the year-long campaign to raise funds for NALC's official charity. Branches that fill out a registration form will receive a packet of materials designed to help branches redouble their efforts.
By clicking here, you will launch a small program (MDA Branch Form.exe) that allows you to type required information directly into the NALC registration form. (If the program doesn't open, right-click the link and save it to your computer or open a PDF of the form here).
National MDA Coordinator Jim Williams writes a column in NALC's monthly magazine, The Postal Record, that covers the ways NALC branches can support MDA. These informative articles can be viewed using Adobe Reader. Click here for instructions for obtaining the free Adobe Reader and for viewing and downloading the files.
