River City MDA telethon event

SOUTH WHITLEY – Ron and Sharon Frazier, owners of River City Campground, 6220 South 850 West, South Whitley, are hosting the 29th year of their fun-filled MDA Telethon event. The event-filled weekend kicks off Aug. 27 with an antique motor scooter show and Amish Bake sale which continues through the weekend. Friday night is the Gospel Jam at 7 p.m. and the start of the Amish bake sale. Saturday begins at 10 a.m. with a benefit auction. Items are still needed for the auction — contact the Fraziers at 723-4444 to donate. Saturday at 2:30 p.m. is the antique scooter fun ride; 7 p.m. concert with Tammy Jones Robinette for only a $4 donation. Sunday begins with chapel service at 10 a.m. featuring special music; lunch at noon by Ladies of River City Campground; 2 p.m. Hee-Haw Variety Show and One Accord for only $5!
Funds raised through the River City Campground Telethon events are critical to MDA’s provision of services to over 550 individuals living with neuromuscular disease in northeast Indiana. MDA of Northeast Indiana provides:
— Annual week long summer camp at Camp Potawotami for youngsters with muscular dystrophy;
— The local MDA clinic at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne;
— Repair and loan of durable medical equipment;
— Support groups and seminars;
— Resources for medical research to continue MDA’s lifesaving mission for treatments and cures.
MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat more than 40 neuromuscular diseases through worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. MDA maintains some 230 clinics nationwide, including a local clinic at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. For more information regarding the Fort Wayne Homerun Lock-Up, contact the Northeast Indiana MDA Office at 260-486-6698 or via e-mail at astoneburner@mdausa.org.
For more information on MDA, visit www.mda.org.