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Sgt. Slaughter and Mick Foley at the MDA Muscle Team Gala in New York City: photos
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o) [" v- p0 w+ Y" f5 b0 s; aWWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter is a special guest at the 16th annual MDA Gala at Chelsea Piers in New York City.3 Z. f) z$ l/ {1 ^5 W3 d; n
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Plenty of sports and entertainment memorabilia is up for auction at the event.5 j; t8 `* P( m; v
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6 e7 i6 }5 o6 ~Mick Foley is also a special guest at the MDA Gala.+ L2 V4 h T9 N7 H
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9 E% B, N' g# uAt this high-profile event, athletes and celebrities put their muscle behind MDA to help fund research to find treatments and cures for muscle diseases.
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An MDA Buddy - a local child living with muscular dystrophy - is paired with each athlete at the event.
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Foley and his daugther, Noelle, make a muscle at the MDA event.
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Sgt. Slaughter and WWE have been longtime supporters of MDA.
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The WWE Hall of Famer helps emcee the event.
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/ y( L; b* }+ QFoley also lends a hand with the auction.8 g5 n4 y) l5 O. j/ m0 e5 F
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