Community Corner
West Hartford Lock-Up
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will send local business leaders to “jail” on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Rizzuto’s Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to raise “bail” for MDA.
MDA will “lock-up” community business leaders and arrest them at their place of business. They will be transported by “undercover officers” to Rizzuto’s Kitchen & Bar, located at 111 Memorial Road, West Hartford, CT 06107.
Rizzuto’s Kitchen & Bar will serve the “jailbirds” complimentary “jail” food, while each attempts to raise at least $2,400 in bail money by contacting friends, family members and business colleagues for donations to MDA. Money raised will support MDA Summer Camp by paying for sponsorships and cabins to house children. It costs $800 for one child to be sent to camp. Jailbirds that reach their “bail” goal will send three children to camp with all expenses paid.
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Participants will be asked to serve time at Rizzuto’s in one-hour increments, starting at 11 a.m. and the last hour beginning at 2 p.m. The “jailbirds” are encouraged to spend more time “locked up” if desired. There will be contests and prizes each hour. Jailbirds will have their mug shot taken and interact with other business and community leaders attending the event in support of MDA’s mission. They will also have the opportunity to meet an individual or family served by the Association.
A wide variety of businesses will send jailbirds to go behind bars for MDA, including Private Capital Group, University of Hartford, Sovereign Bank, West Hartford Public Schools, American School for the Deaf, Connecticut Bank & Trust, and more.
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MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. Locally, the Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.
For more information on this event, please contact Valerie D’Angiolini at (203) 288-3500 or vdangiolini@mdausa.org. To learn more about MDA or to sign up as a “jailbird”, contact Ellen Kellie at (860)633-4466 or ekellie@mdausa.org.
