Visions of Hope raises $85,000 for MDA

The Muscular Dystrophy Association's (MDA) Visions of Hope event held in Aberdeen in early June raised more than $85,000 for the organization.

Approximately $49,000 was raised to send 61 children affected by muscular dystrophy to the MDA Summer Camp. Honored at the event were Humanitarian of the Year Award, John Young Jr., DDS, with offices in Colts Neck and Brick; and Visions of Hope Award winner Sylvia Allen, president and owner of Allen Consulting, Holmdel.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association serves clients in Monmouth and Ocean counties, and an MDA clinic is at The Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls at Healthsouth.