Rockland County Business Leaders Get "Locked Up" for MDA

Local N.Y. business leaders will be heading to “jail” on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Nyack Seaport to raise their “bail” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

Community business leaders will be arrested at their place of business and transported to The Nyack Seaport, located at 21 Burd Street in Nyack NY 10960, to serve their time at the local MDA Lock-Up. Sponsors from Driven Eco, Leros, Majesty Limo Service, On-Time Transport Inc., and Twins Mobility Limousine Services will transport “jailbirds” to the Lock Up.

The “jailbirds” will be served complimentary “jail” food, while they each attempt to raise at least $2,400 in bail money.

Last year, local “jailbirds” raised $85,000 to benefit the fight against neuromuscular disease. This year the local MDA has set a goal to raise $100,000 at the event.

MDA appreciates the support from the accounting sponsor, M&T Bank.

Three-time Emmy Award Winning Sports Broadcast Journalist Colin Cosell from MSG Varsity will be the Master of Ceremonies at the event. The entertainment Sponsor is Philip C. Roventini

MDA will be giving a Lifetime Offender award to Philip Roventini, a 10 year jailbird. He has raised over $12,000 for MDA through his experience as a jailbird for various Lock Up programs. He is self employed at Philip Roventini CPA.

MDA is the nonprofit healthy agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related disease by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.

For more information on this event or to register as a “jailbird”, please contact Meredith Buono-Sauro at (914) 345-5062 or msauro@mdausa.org or Valerie D’Angiolini at (203) 288-3500 or vdangiolini@mdausa.org. Please contact The Nyack Seaport at www.nyackseaport.com. 845-353-3200.