Broadcast veteran Harold Crump, former Vanderbilt Care Center Director Dr. Peter Donofrio
and former Tennessee Titans player Tim Shaw were recognized with an MDA Tribute Award
NASHVILLE, TN — The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is the #1 voluntary health organization in the United States for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases. For over 70 years, MDA has led the way in accelerating research, advancing care, and advocating for the support of our families. MDA’s mission is to empower the people we serve to live longer, more independent lives. Throughout MDA’s history, local volunteers and community have been at the heart of MDA’s mission-focused efforts.
MDA chose Tennessee, The Volunteer State, and the city of Nashville as the kick-off for its MDA Tribute Tour, to thank its volunteers who support MDA and the families it serves. MDA hosted a series of celebrations to pay tribute to valued volunteers in the Nashville community. The MDA Tribute Tour culminated with a reception at Studio A at the Grand Ole Opry House in association with Circle Network.
MDA awarded three honorees with an inaugural Tribute Award on Thursday evening during the MDA Volunteer Celebration and MDA Tribute Award event. Broadcast veteran Harold Crump, former Vanderbilt Care Center Director Dr. Peter Donofrio and former Tennessee Titans player Tim Shaw were recognized with an MDA Tribute Award.
The awards celebration was also the finale for MDA’s Clinical & Scientific Conference, where 1,500 global healthcare leaders, renowned researchers, clinicians, academicians, advocates, and industry leaders from 14 countries around the world gathered this week at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The MDA conference is the only one in the neuromuscular disease space to combine the latest in research, clinical care, and treatment.
Notable guests who made an appearance to congratulate the honorees and volunteers were former Tennessee Titans player Will Witherspoon, country artists Wendy Moten and Dion Pride, WSM’s Bill Cody and Brenda Haywood, Nashville’s Deputy Mayor of Community Engagement.