BEHIND BARS FOR GOOD: Over 70 Crestview Hills Community Figures Get “Locked Up” for Having a “Big Heart”

CINCINNATI, Ohio August 2, 2006 – On July 26, prominent figures in the Crestview Hills community, were escorted by volunteer “arresting officers” to a mock jail at Mike & Jimmy’s Chop House in Crestview Hills. These “jailbirds,” accused of having a “big heart,” had agreed to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to be released on “good behavior.”

This first-time MDA Lock-Up in the Crestview Hills community aimed to raise $30,000, but crushed their goal by fund-raising over $40,000 in “bail.” The top jailbirds included:
 Dan Goodenough ($1,625)
 Jim Ghere of Sunoco Products ($1,500)
 Linda Knockhazel ($1,425)

Every $600 raised by the jailbirds is enough to send one kid to an annual summer camp, located at Camp Campbell Gard in Hamilton, Ohio, where they have a fun-filled week making new friends, trying new activities, and developing increased self-confidence!

Proceeds from the Lock Up will not only benefit MDA’s Summer Camp, but also assist more than 1,000 families in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. MDA provides assistance in the purchases of wheelchairs, leg braces and communication devices for patients and offers five
support groups. MDA’s Summer Camp is an exciting week at Camp Campbell Gard in Hamilton, OH for children ages 6-21 living with any one of 43 neuromuscular diseases. MDA also funds two weekly clinics – one at University Hospital and one at Children’s Hospital.

MDA (www.mda.org) is a non-profit organization not funded by United Way or the Federal Government and is the number one provider of neuromuscular research. This voluntary health agency works to defeat more than 40 neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. The largest fundraiser for MDA is the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, which will be featured locally on WB-WSTR Channel 64 on September 4th from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.

For more information about Crestview Hills Lock-Up, please contact Meg Koehl at 513.231.2222 or mkoehl@mdausa.org.
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