BGC Jon Jay Celebrity Bowling Challenge 2017 post event 1 ... · Miami, Fla. – January 31, 2017...
Transcript of BGC Jon Jay Celebrity Bowling Challenge 2017 post event 1 ... · Miami, Fla. – January 31, 2017...
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SueReddy/Durée&Company,Inc. Tel.954-723-9350
JenniferBrasile,CAASports Tel.212-277-9000
6thAnnualJonJayFMSbondsCelebrityBowlingChallengeRaisedNearly$60,000
forBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dade
Miami,Fla.–January31,2017–Morethan200peoplejoinedJonJay,ChicagoCubsoutfielder,playerontheSt.LouisCardinalsWorldChampionshipteam,MiaminativeandBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dadealumnus,forthe6thannualJonJayFMSbondsCelebrityBowlingChallengeatSplitsvilleLanesinMiamionSaturday,Jan.14.Nearly$60,000wasraisedthatnightforBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dade’sProjectLearnAfter-SchoolProgramthatservesClubmembersingradesK–8whereJayspentmanyafternoonsgrowingup.JaybowledalongwithotherMajorLeagueBaseballstarsandlocalcelebrities,includingMattKempwiththeAtlantaBraves,JDMartinezwiththeDetroitTigers,DannyValenciaandYonderAlonsowiththeOaklandAs,GioGonzalezwiththeWashingtonNationals,andMannyMachadowiththeBaltimoreOriolesduringthefun-filledfundraisingeventthatincludedredcarpetarrivals,cocktails,horsd’oeuvres,andexcitingbowlingmatches.
“Through theeffortsof Jonandmanyotherswho supportBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dade,weare able tocontinuetomakeadifferenceinthelivesofmanyareayouths,”addedAlexRodriguez-Roig,presidentofBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dade.“The enthusiastic response to this event has been fantastic andwe’re looking forward to raising evenmorefundsforBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dadeinthefuture,”concludedJay.
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healthandlifeskills,culturalartsandsports,fitnessandrecreation.Clubstaffing,initiatives,andprogramsaredesignedtoinspireandenableyoungpeopleandprovidethemwiththeresourcestosucceedandshareintheAmericanDream.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.bgcmia.org.AbouttitlesponsorFMSbonds,Inc.:FMSbonds,Inc.isamunicipalbondfirmthatprovidesbondinvestorswithexceptionalvalueandinsightinthetax-freemunicipalbondmarket.Co-foundedbyJamesA.KlotzandPaulFeinsilverin1978,thefirm’sSouthFloridaofficesarelocatedinNorthMiamiBeachandBocaRaton.Formoreinformation,visitwww.fmsbonds.com.