Meatballs for Muscular Dystrophy is an always switched-on fundraising initiative (Jan-Dec) brought to you by multi award-winning charity the Muscle Help Foundation (MHF). Unique to MHF, the ‘HOPE ON A PLATE‘ initiative is calling on hotels & hotel groups, restaurants, pubs & pub chains as well as contract catering businesses to simply pop a meatball dish on their menu, decide the period of support and agree a fixed donation value or percentage from meatball dishes sold, so many more Muscle Dreams can be delivered for vulnerable children & young people living with the muscle-wasting condition Muscular Dystrophy.

Muscle Dreams are once-in-a-lifetime, transformational experiences, moments-in-time or interventions designed for vulnerable children & young people (8-28yrs) living in the UK with the relentless and unforgiving muscle-wasting condition Muscular Dystrophy (MD). Past Muscle Dreams have included beneficiaries hanging out with Sir Lewis Hamilton, taking the controls and experiencing level flight, driving a high-powered sportscar around Silverstone, and learning forest bushcraft skills with Ray Mears, to interviewing ‘the godfather of films’, movie legend, Al Pacino.

Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is the single biggest genetic killer of children in our world today. Classed as a rare disease, it’s estimated that there were around 110,000 people affected by a muscle-wasting condition in 2019. MD can have a profound and lifelong impact on the health and quality of life of those affected. Those living with MD are robbed of their mobility, independence and finally, for those with the most severe form known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), their lives; >96% of the charity’s beneficiaries have DMD. It is life-limiting.

Due to the similarity of some of their symptoms, people often confuse Muscular Dystrophy (MD) with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The two conditions, however, are very different from how they affect the body. Click HERE to see some of the key differences.

Your business can donate HERE in support of this foodie fundraising initiative brought to you by the Muscle Help Foundation (Registered Charity No. 1096716). Muscletastic thanks ~ your donation means the world.

Donations go directly towards fulfilling a young person’s Muscle Dream. On average, it can cost the charity approximately £1,600 to deliver a complete end-to-end ‘experience’, depending on what it is. Right now, every penny of your donation will go towards one of these life-changing, cherished moments-in-time. For over 22 years, MHF has worked at the heart of the rare disease community. As we near the completion of our founding mission (established in 2003), we remain committed to fulfilling every promise while preparing for the future, scaling our reach through ~ 1) Expanded mental health support 2) Stronger community connections and 3) Delivering more transformative Muscle Dreams