GHENT TAVERN HOSTS ANNUAL MDA POKER RUN

LOUISVILLE, Ky., August 18, 2006 — Ghent Tavern invites the community and riders from all over to participate in its Annual MDA Poker Run on Saturday, August 19. Proceeds from the ride go to the Greater Louisville Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

The MDA Poker Run will begin and end at the Ghent Tavern located at 204 Main Street in Ghent. Registration for the event begins 10 a.m. and the ride begins at 12 noon. Registration cost is $15-25 per person. T-shirts will be available. All types of bikes are welcome.
In addition to the Run, there will be door prizes, raffles, live music, food and a bike show.

Funds raised by Ghent Tavern MDA Poker Run give MDA, a voluntary health agency, the means to continue providing direct services, research and professional and public health education to children and adults with neuromuscular diseases in the Greater Louisville Area. In addition, MDA is able to provide a summer camp tailored to the needs of children, from age 6 to 21, with muscular dystrophy.

For more information about the Ghent Tavern M.D.A. Poker Run or MDA, please contact Laura Moore at 502-456-1440 (or lmoore@mdausa.org) or Linda Taulbee at (502) 456-1440.
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