The Mash House Hosted Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up Event

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality, has announced that The Mash House Restaurant & Brewery hosted the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up event on May 13.  The Mash House closed for business and donated the facility to the local charity and provided food for all participants.  There were 187 people in attendance and the event raised a total of $90,000.  This nation-wide event consists of local business and community leaders who agree to be "arrested" to raise money for Jerry's kids.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency, a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans.

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News Facts:

•    Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality, has announced that The Mash House Restaurant & Brewery hosted the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up event on May 13.  
•    The Mash House closed for business and donated the facility to the local charity and provided food for all participants.  
•    There were 187 people in attendance and the event raised a total of $90,000.  
•    This nation-wide event consists of local business and community leaders who agree to be "arrested" to raise money for Jerry's kids.
•    The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency, a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans.

Quotes:
“It was very exciting for the Mash House to serve as the jail for this important event,” said Ogan.  “It was a wonderful opportunity to get the community involved in such an important organization and our local community was incredibly impressive in showing their support, by raising nearly $100,000.”

About Rocky Top Hospitality:
Rocky Top Hospitality has been devoted to improving Raleigh, North Carolina’s local dining scene since 1998, when its first restaurant opened.  Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill and Oyster Bar was the culmination of years of planning by Dean Ogan.  Six other restaurants have now opened under the Rocky Top Hospitality name and include The Twisted Fork Grill, Market & Bar, The Red Room Tapas Lounge, Bogart’s American Grill, Hi5, The Mash House Brewery & Chophouse, as well as 1705 Prime Catering & Events, a thriving events facility and catering business.  New restaurants are always built from the menu-out, so the emphasis is always on the food and how to create an experience you can’t find anywhere else.  For more information visit their Web site at www.rockytophospitality.com.

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Rocky Top Hospitality, Dan Ogan, The Mash House Restaurant & Brewery, Fayetteville, N.C., Muscular Dystrophy Association, MDA Lock-Up Event

Patty Briguglio
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