Grant Avenue Development, an Arby’s franchisee with 35 locations in New York, Pennsylvania, and
Virginia, has raised more than $90,000 to support the
Muscular Dystrophy Association’s (MDA) local chapter. This year alone,
it has raised more than $26,000 for the voluntary health agency working
to defeat neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research,
comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health
education.

According to MDA, more than one million Americans are affected by neuromuscular diseases. About 250,000 have some form of muscular dystrophy.

Locally, money raised helps the MDA chapter fund research and provides
many direct services for people with neuromuscular diseases, including: assistance in purchasing and repairing wheelchairs and leg braces;
assistance in purchasing communication devices; sending kids to MDA
summer camps each year at no charge to families; facilitating support
group meetings; and conducting an ongoing public education campaign.

“We are proud of our relationship with MDA and support their efforts to
aide folks in our local community who are affected by this terrible
disease,” says Bob Kelley, senior vice president of Grant Avenue
Development. “We would like to also thank all of our customers who
purchased shamrocks from our restaurants this year to help contribute to
the cause. Your generous donations will help provide families assistance
with medical costs, transportation and support.”

Grant Avenue Development has been raising money through its Arby’s
franchises in Virginia for nine years and for two years in New York and
Pennsylvania.

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