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Sgt. Slaughter and Mick Foley at the MDA Muscle Team Gala in New York City: photos2 b. W! `3 Q3 t: |$ O
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WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter is a special guest at the 16th annual MDA Gala at Chelsea Piers in New York City.7 L, Y, i! l, ^, g
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1 c U: E* F! Z% x1 C% aPlenty of sports and entertainment memorabilia is up for auction at the event.& M& P( q; @% P! D- q$ r- C
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Mick Foley is also a special guest at the MDA Gala." @6 Z) ]# {' v" p# o
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At this high-profile event, athletes and celebrities put their muscle behind MDA to help fund research to find treatments and cures for muscle diseases.- T2 S* p$ z; Z( i
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3 Q$ k, q) f @9 S% VAn MDA Buddy - a local child living with muscular dystrophy - is paired with each athlete at the event.$ I# N" @2 T) O( i3 b
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4 Q* v& y5 i9 _' }Foley and his daugther, Noelle, make a muscle at the MDA event.
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/ L. {/ _$ p+ L5 m- Q9 \" {: zSgt. 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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Foley also lends a hand with the auction.7 h0 `8 G2 f7 S0 J/ ~
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3 Z) n! f8 c Y8 KFor more information, visit nymuscleteam.org. |
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