▁find ▁a ▁c ure ▁for ▁neur om us cular ▁dis orders . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁as ▁Mus cular ▁D yst ro phy ▁Association ▁of ▁Canada , ▁volunte ers ▁and ▁staff ▁nation wide ▁have ▁helped ▁to ▁provide ▁support ▁and ▁resources ▁to ▁those ▁affected . ▁Since ▁the ▁found ing ▁year , ▁over ▁$ 6 4 ▁million ▁has ▁been ▁put ▁towards ▁research ▁via ▁collabor ations , ▁fund ra ising ▁events , ▁and ▁don ations . ▁ ▁Mus cular ▁D yst ro phy ▁Canada ▁provides ▁various ▁programs ▁within ▁five ▁areas ▁of ▁service : ▁Education , ▁Information , ▁Adv oc acy , ▁Support ▁and ▁Equ ip ment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Mus cular ▁D yst ro phy ▁Canada ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁A LS ▁Society ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health ▁Research ▁in ▁the ▁Ne ur om us cular ▁Research ▁Part ners hip ▁( NR P ). ▁ ▁Currently , ▁there ▁are ▁over ▁ 3 8 ▁chap ters ▁and ▁two ▁affili ates ▁across ▁Canada . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Mus cular ▁D yst ro phy ▁Canada ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁as ▁the ▁Mus cular ▁D yst ro phy ▁Association ▁of ▁Canada ▁by ▁Dr . ▁David ▁Green ▁and ▁Arthur ▁M inden ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁parents ▁whose ▁children ▁were ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁dis order . ▁The ▁first ▁President ▁was ▁Arthur ▁M inden . ▁Today ▁Arthur ▁M inden ' s ▁human itar ian ▁work ▁is ▁remembered ▁by ▁the ▁Arthur ▁M inden ▁Pre - Do