7/3/2008: West Warwick, RI—RI Dinner Dance Will Raise Funds for CMT Research

A fundraising dinner-dance is slated for Friday, July 25 to raise money in support of CMT research.

Grace Caldarone, 7, of South Kingstown, suffers from the rare disease, formally known as Charcot-Marie Tooth. A peripheral nerve disease, it results in muscle waste and the loss of sensation in the arms and legs.

Grace and her mother, MaryBeth – who also suffers from the disease – were profiled in an article in Rhode Island Catholic a little more than a year ago, when they were planning a trip to Lourdes, France. The Calderone family are active members of Christ the King parish in Kingston.

The July 25 dinner-dance will last from 6-10 p.m.. Tickets are $40 and all proceeds will benefit CMT research. Reservations are requested by July 11. They can be made on line at www.cmtausa.org/GCC or make check payable to CMTA and mail to Tonia Hassell, 108 Brown’s Farm Dr. Kingston, RI.

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