* Meets day to day needs of the families affected by one of 43 neuromuscular disease

* Provides adaptive equipment and emotional support to individuals and family members affected

* Provides financial assistance toward manual and power wheelchairs, leg braces, breathing machines, shower chairs, lifts and hospital beds

* Purchase and installation of wheelchair lifts and ramps in family vans

* Purchase and installation of ramps at family home

* Scholarships for youngsters with MD to attend summer camps, counseling, and funeral expenses

* Purchases and repairs orthopedic equipment and appliances