This coming Thursday, September 17th, I am being arrested here in Oakhurst. Before you start jumping to conclusions (my favorite sport), I am being arrested and am to be held at the Mountain House Restaurant on the way to Bass Lake as a fund-raiser for Muscular Dystrophy Association MDA. This bit of fun has a very serious side. It is to raise funds so that children with MD can attend summer camp and benefit from the purchase of wheelchairs and communication devices. MDA also provides funds towards research to help in treatments and for cures for 43 neuromuscular diseases. Many children in our valley are able to go, at no cost to their parents, to summer camp because of the generosity of many people.
Today, I am asking you after Mass to sign up as my list of contributors to have me released from my time in jail. I know that there are some who would rather pay to keep me there. It is the hope of MDA that my release will bring at the very least $1600 that will go directly to the MDA office in Fresno. Come and visit me at the Mountain House, as I will be detained there from 11:00am to 1:00pm on Thursday, September 17th.
You can also donate by going to https://www.joinmda.org/
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