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Community Members Walk For a Cause
ReporterSalem, Va. Community members were walking for a cause in Salem. This afternoon marked the 2nd Annual Amazing Race. Proceeds will help those with Muscular Dystrophy. Teams competed in games and relays and were also asked to raise at least 74- dollars....Tags: Muscular Dystrophy Association
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OUR HEALTH: Healing Strides
Horses and country music aren’t an unusual pairing. Their immediate association with American western folklore has tied them both together so tightly that most people can’t fathom the amount of country songs about horses. But the two were seen...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Music Theater, Concerts, Health (music group), Music
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Guns & Hoses celebrate 10 years on the ice
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistGuns and Hoses is an annual charity hockey game that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Guns and Hoses will celebrate 10 years on Friday, January 4th. No tickets are needed just a $5 dollar donation. The game will also have a crowd dance...Tags: Zac Brown Band (music group)
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Bikers hit the road to raise money for sick children
Multimedia JournalistEvery year, the Muscular Dystrophy Association sends about 3,500 children with muscular dystrophy to a summer camp and this weekend bikers in the Roanoke Valley will help. The Roanoke Valley Harley Davidson and the Harley Owners Group will hold the MDA...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy Association
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Roanoke man needs your help to win a free wheelchair van
ReporterA Roanoke man believes you can change his life. May is National Mobility Awareness Month and a unique contest is underway that could help people with physical disabilities. Garrett Glass of Roanoke is one of them. He's had Becker's Muscular Dystrophy...Tags: Services and Shopping, Vehicles
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32nd MDA Car Show March 2-4 at the Roanoke Civic Center
The 32nd Annual MDA Car Show is coming up at the Roanoke Civic Center.
You can see the cars for yourself March 2-4.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $3 for children, and children under 3 are free.
All proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association....Tags: Muscular Dystrophy Association
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More than 6,000 turn out for Guns and Hoses game
It was a battle of brawn on the ice in Roanoke Saturday evening, for the 9th annual Guns and Hoses showdown.
The game pits local law enforcement against firefighters in a "friendly" game of hockey.
More than 6,000 people came out to the Roanoke Civic...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy Association
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Kroger is closing one of its Martinsville stores
Kroger is closing a store in one of our hometowns.
The company announced Monday that it's closing its store on Greensboro Road in Martinsville on March 22.
A total of 56 employees, including 29 part-time workers, will be able to move to other stores...Tags: Cancer, United Way , American Heart Association, Special Olympics, Music
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OUR HEALTH: Service Animals of Southwest Virginia
As a growing number of Americans join the ranks of the disabled in this country, the number of people in need of assistance from service animals climbs as well. The number of Americans with a disability rose 7.7 percent, or by 3.4 million people, to...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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