Business and community leaders from the Kosciusko County area will “do a little time and a lot of good” to help save and improve the lives of people fighting muscular dystrophy and related life-threatening diseases at the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Lock-Up fundraising event. The event will have several volunteers that will be going “behind bars” as part of MDA’s Lock-Up event Wednesday at Champagne Jam, 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw. During the event, participants – “jailbirds” – will be locked up for one hour as they attempt to raise “bail” by encouraging friends, family and co-workers to make a contribution to directly benefit MDA families in the Kosciusko County area, according to a provided press release. “MDA’s Lock-Up theme helps illustrate what a serious problem neuromuscular disease is and why we need to do something about it now. Jailbirds only lose their freedom for one hour, but for children and adults fighting muscle disease, the loss of mobility and the challenges that result when muscles stop working are progressive and permanent,” said Fundraising Coordinator Valerie Churchill. “It is thanks to the support from our Lock-Up participants and generosity from community members that we will raise critical funds and awareness to help families who live with these debilitating effects live stronger, longer lives.” Funds raised through Lock-Up donations help MDA create a world free from the harmful effects of muscle diseases that often take away people’s ability to walk, move, talk, smile and even breathe, the press release states. Dollars raised also help support MDA’s life-enhancing programs such as state-of-the-art support groups and clinics. They also make MDA summer camp possible so kids with muscle disease can enjoy “the best week of the year” at Potawatomi in Wolcottville, and nearly 80 other locations nationwide, according to the release.
