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2026 Branch Challenge Update

Branch Challenges are a fun and rewarding way to earn MDA swag throughout the year! They’re also a great opportunity to submit your MDA donations regularly rather than holding them until year-end.

2026 Branch Challenge webpage

Challenge Schedule

Branch Challenges run quarterly during the first three quarters of the year:

Quarter 1: January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026
Quarter 2: April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026
Quarter 3: July 1, 2026 – September 30, 2026
Quarter 4: October 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 (No challenge this quarter—please use this time to submit all remaining 2026 donations to ensure they count toward the 2026 Honor Roll.)

Branch Challenge Details

All donations must be received by the final day of the quarter to count toward that quarter’s challenge. Donations received after the deadline will roll over to the next quarter. Thank you for understanding this firm deadline.
If you’re concerned about meeting a deadline, we strongly encourage using your branch’s online fundraising page to submit donations electronically.
Need help locating your branch’s 2026 donor drive page? Please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Updates & Winners

Monthly leaderboard updates will be shared throughout the year.
At the end of each quarter, we’ll announce the Branch Challenge winners.
Be sure we have your current mobile number, so you don’t miss important updates—or your chance to win MDA swag!

Important Reminders

All 2026 donations must be received by December 31, 2026, to count toward the 2026 Honor Roll.
2026 incentives will be announced mid-year and awarded in 2027, based on your total 2026 fundraising.

Mailing Donations

Sending in checks? Please be sure to include the NALC MDA Donation Allocation Form and mail to:

Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc.

Attn: NALC
PO Box 7410354
Chicago, IL 60674-0354

Connect with MDA

Have questions, need fundraising support, or want to confirm your branch contact information? We’re happy to help!

719-640-8625

nalc@mdausa.org

Thank you, and best of luck with your 2026 fundraising events and initiatives—we appreciate all you do to support MDA families!

MDA 2025 Honor Roll

NALC’s annual MDA Honor Roll recognizes branches for their fundraising efforts for the union’s official charity in 2024. The top spots for each of 10 branch membership size categories and the branch with the largest overall total are celebrated with an opportunity to attend a special function designated by President Renfroe.

The Honor Roll is followed by a list of reported MDA fundraising results. Next to each branch’s name is the total they raised for the year.

The total raised in 2024 was $1,125,912.18.

Deliver the Cure with MDA Guidebook

The updated Deliver the Cure with MDA Guidebook is now available for download.

In it, you’ll find information about:

the longstanding partnership between NALC and MDA
how to get involved and make a difference
keys to a successful fundraiser
partnership guidelines
Combined Federal Campaign opportunities
important information about securing funds

—and a whole lot more.

Click here to download the guidebook (PDF). (updated and fixed)
Click here to download the template for the letter to request a monetary donation (MS Word).
Click here to download the template for the letter to request an in-kind gift item (MS Word).

NALC supports MDA through…

Summer camps: Wonderful opportunities for children living with muscular dystrophy to spend time with kids who are just like them, doing activities adapted to their needs and establishing new friendships. NALC members are proud of the fundraising work we do all year long to support research to one day deliver a cure and to help make camps like these a reality. Volunteer for a summer camp near you by going here.

Muscle Walks: A series of fun, non-competitive local walks held across the country, funding research and services for people with any of more than 40 muscle-damaging diseases. Muscle Walks provides an opportunity to honor adults and children with any of the more than 40 muscle diseases in MDA’s program, walk to have fun and get some light exercise, and raise funds to help MDA support research and provide vital services to families affected by neuromuscular disease.

Bowlathons: One more way NALC can show how serious we are about our long partnership with MDA. For some branches, it might have been years since they’ve done any sort of MDA fund-raising. Others may never have. An event such as a bowlathon gives branches a project they can plug right into, with a goal of increasing branch and letter carrier participation.

Fill the Satchel: Letter carriers, in uniform and with their postal satchels, set up at various locations around the country, collecting from motorists, pedestrians, shoppers—and even from the crowds heading into sports venues.

MDA Quest Magazine and Podcast

Keep up with the latest from MDA in Quest magazine and podcast.

Combined Federal Campaign

The Combined Federal Campaign number for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is 10561.

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