Muscular Dystrophy Association and Magic Wheelchair Launch 2022 Halloween Costume Competition to Raise Neuromuscular Disease Awareness 

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Magic Wheelchair have launched a Instagram competition to win a Magic Wheelchair Halloween costume in 2022. To enter, participants with neuromuscular diseases need to follow@MDAorg and @MagicWheelchair on Instagram and comment with a purple heart on all @MDAorg posts between October 25 and October 28. 

The winner will be announced on Friday, October 29. They will have a Magic Wheelchair costume specially designed for them and revealed in 2022.

"Our IAFF partnership has always been based in fundraising for research and care for families living with neuromuscular diseases, and wholeheartedly based in the spirit of the relationships with local fire fighters across the country in their communities," said Jenny McGahan, Regional Director, Fire Fighter Partnerships for MDA. "This reveal with Mason's family embodied that spirit and we are so grateful to our longtime partners, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and Missoula City Fire Fighters Local 271 at Station 5 for hosting an incredible reveal for Mason and his family."

The organizations will be sharing downloadable coloring book pages on Instagram @MDAorg inspired by real-life @MagicWheelchair costumes and encouraging followers to share their costume ideas. 

MDA and Magic Wheelchair are committed to transforming the lives of people living with neuromuscular diseases and disabilities. In 2020, they launched a collaborative Instagram competition and the winner's costume was revealed by longtime MDA partners, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) on his third birthday on October 3, 2021.