Behind Bars for Good
A Bailout We Can Live With:
Behind Bars for Good
Certified Pet Dog Trainer and Jeffers very own pet specialist, Renee Jones-Lewis, will be going to jail on August 27th but it’s for a good cause.
Imagine being locked up behind bars - a total loss of personal freedom. It’s a scary thought for most of us, perhaps hard to imagine. Now imagine being locked inside your own body, unable to control certain parts - a total loss of personal freedom. For the latter there is no bail, no time off for good behavior and, as yet, no cure.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will be sponsoring its annual Lock-Up program designed to raise money and awareness in local communities by “locking up” community leaders, businessmen, and local “celebrities”.
While Renee would hardly describe herself as a celebrity, she is widely known and respected in the pet/dog community. She not only works tirelessly to make sure that JeffersPet.com has the best products available but she owns a kennel, has several obedience/training classes each month and travels around the country speaking to hundreds of people each year at trade shows and conferences.
But come Thursday, August 27th, all that will come to a screeching halt as the doors slam behind her. “Bail” is set at $2600.00 but I believe that with Renee’s faithful following and Jeffers’ awesome customers, she should be able to easily surpass that goal. Please help Renee reach her goal and help MDA reach its goal. It only takes a minute and every dollar counts. To learn more or to donate to Renee’s “bail” CLICK HERE.
MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.
MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors 220 hospital-affiliated clinics and supports nearly 400 research projects around the world.
MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other private-sector organization in the world. MDA scientists are in the forefront of gene therapy research and have uncovered the genetic defects responsible for several forms of muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), childhood spinal muscular atrophy, and several other neuromuscular conditions.
The Association’s comprehensive service program includes medical examinations, flu shots, support groups, MDA summer camps for youngsters and assistance with purchase of wheelchairs and leg braces.
MDA was created in 1950 by a group of adults with muscular dystrophy, parents of children with muscular dystrophy, and a physician-scientist studying the disorder. Since its earliest days it has been energized by its number-one volunteer and national chairman, entertainer Jerry Lewis.
The Association’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. – copied - http://mda.org/about.html