2009-07-28 14:37:36 - Comedian Mike Marino will perform at the Trenton War Memorial on Saturday, September 12 to benefit Ryan’s Quest. Ryan's Quest is a nonprofit organization founded by the Schultz family of Hamilton, NJ after their son Ryan was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at the age of two.

COMEDIAN MIKE MARINO TO PERFORM AT TRENTON WAR MEMORIAL
TO BENEFIT RYAN’S QUEST


HAMILTON, NJ – The mission of the organization is to increase awareness and allocate funding for research that has the greatest potential of finding a treatment or a cure for this generation of boys with DMD. One hundred percent of the donations and proceeds received by Ryan's Quest go to medical research for this disease.

DMD is a progressive muscle disorder affecting nearly 1 out of 3,500 boys worldwide causing the loss of muscle function and independence. Boys with DMD lose their ability to walk by the age of 8 to 12, requiring a wheelchair. By their late teens, respiratory support is needed in order to breathe. The

disease usually claims the lives of these boys in their early twenties. To date, there is no treatment or cure.
For their biggest fundraiser yet, Ryan’s Quest will be presenting Comedy for a Cure, starring Mike Marino, a top performer known as New Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy. The Young Business Leaders Council, part of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Ryan’s Quest this year in their goal to work with a local nonprofit organization and give back to the community.

Mike Marino, native of New Jersey, is returning for this special comedy concert. He has performed in every major comedy club in New York and Los Angeles, including The MGM Grand, Catch a Rising Star, The Comic Strip, Stand Up NY, The Improv, Rascals and The Icehouse. Mike is a headliner at Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Hollywood, where he appears nightly. He has worked with some of the biggest names in show business, including Andrew Dice Clay, Carrot Top, Lou Rawls, Tony Orlando, Frankie Avalon, Tony Danza, Joey Gian and Frank Stallone.

Tickets to the 8 p.m. Mike Marino Comedy for a Cure show at the War Memorial are $30 to $45. Tickets to the after party are $20. The price of the ticket includes beer, wine, desserts and hors d'ouevres catered by Massimo’s.
To purchase tickets to the show and after party benefiting this worthy cause, you must call the War Memorial Box Office at 609-984-8400. For tickets to just the comedy show you may call or purchase your tickets at www.nj.gov/state/division/memorial/season.
To learn more about Ryan’s Quest visit www.ryansquest.org or call David Schultz at (609) 947-3611.


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