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Richmond.com staffers raising money for local fundraisers




Richmond.com
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Two Richmond.com staff members will be participating in two local fundraisers over the next week and a half.

Office manager Christie Newman is going behind bars on Thursday as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual Lock-Up. Click here to access her donation page. According to the MDA Web site, "Local business and community leaders agree to be 'arrested' for having a 'big heart.'"

Newman will be "arrested" at 1 p.m. Thursday and will be behind bars at Morton's The Steakhouse until 2:30 p.m.

On April 5, editor David Hylton is participating in the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k and is raising money for the VCU Massey Cancer Center along with hundreds of other runners. Click here to access his donation page.

So far this year, 10k participants have raised more than $270,000 for the cancer center.

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