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Media Contacts: Sue Reddy/Durée & Company, Inc. Tel. 954-723-9350 [email protected] Jennifer Brasile, CAA Sports Tel. 212-277-9000 [email protected] 6 th Annual Jon Jay FMSbonds Celebrity Bowling Challenge Raised Nearly $60,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade Miami, Fla. – January 31, 2017 – More than 200 people joined Jon Jay, Chicago Cubs outfielder, player on the St. Louis Cardinals World Championship team, Miami native and Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade alumnus, for the 6 th annual Jon Jay FMSbonds Celebrity Bowling Challenge at Splitsville Lanes in Miami on Saturday, Jan. 14. Nearly $60,000 was raised that night for Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade’s Project Learn After-School Program that serves Club members in grades K–8 where Jay spent many afternoons growing up. Jay bowled along with other Major League Baseball stars and local celebrities, including Matt Kemp with the Atlanta Braves, JD Martinez with the Detroit Tigers, Danny Valencia and Yonder Alonso with the Oakland As, Gio Gonzalez with the Washington Nationals, and Manny Machado with the Baltimore Orioles during the fun-filled fundraising event that included red carpet arrivals, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and exciting bowling matches. “Through the efforts of Jon and many others who support Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade, we are able to continue to make a difference in the lives of many area youths,” added Alex Rodriguez-Roig, president of Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade. “The enthusiastic response to this event has been fantastic and we’re looking forward to raising even more funds for Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade in the future,” concluded Jay. ### About Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade has been serving youth in the community since 1940. What once was a single building and site for boys has grown to five Clubs serving thousands of boys and girls year round, providing programs in the areas of character and leadership development, educational enhancement, career preparation,

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Page 1: BGC Jon Jay Celebrity Bowling Challenge 2017 post event 1 ... · Miami, Fla. – January 31, 2017 – More than 200 people joined Jon Jay, Chicago Cubs outfielder, player on the St

MediaContacts:

SueReddy/Durée&Company,Inc. Tel.954-723-9350

[email protected]

JenniferBrasile,CAASports Tel.212-277-9000

[email protected]

6thAnnualJonJayFMSbondsCelebrityBowlingChallengeRaisedNearly$60,000

forBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dade

Miami,Fla.–January31,2017–Morethan200peoplejoinedJonJay,ChicagoCubsoutfielder,playerontheSt.LouisCardinalsWorldChampionshipteam,MiaminativeandBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dadealumnus,forthe6thannualJonJayFMSbondsCelebrityBowlingChallengeatSplitsvilleLanesinMiamionSaturday,Jan.14.Nearly$60,000wasraisedthatnightforBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dade’sProjectLearnAfter-SchoolProgramthatservesClubmembersingradesK–8whereJayspentmanyafternoonsgrowingup.JaybowledalongwithotherMajorLeagueBaseballstarsandlocalcelebrities,includingMattKempwiththeAtlantaBraves,JDMartinezwiththeDetroitTigers,DannyValenciaandYonderAlonsowiththeOaklandAs,GioGonzalezwiththeWashingtonNationals,andMannyMachadowiththeBaltimoreOriolesduringthefun-filledfundraisingeventthatincludedredcarpetarrivals,cocktails,horsd’oeuvres,andexcitingbowlingmatches.

“Through theeffortsof Jonandmanyotherswho supportBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dade,weare able tocontinuetomakeadifferenceinthelivesofmanyareayouths,”addedAlexRodriguez-Roig,presidentofBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dade.“The enthusiastic response to this event has been fantastic andwe’re looking forward to raising evenmorefundsforBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dadeinthefuture,”concludedJay.

###AboutBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-DadeBoys&GirlsClubsofMiami-Dadehasbeenservingyouthinthecommunitysince1940.WhatoncewasasinglebuildingandsiteforboyshasgrowntofiveClubsservingthousandsofboysandgirlsyearround,providingprogramsintheareasofcharacterandleadershipdevelopment,educationalenhancement,careerpreparation,

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healthandlifeskills,culturalartsandsports,fitnessandrecreation.Clubstaffing,initiatives,andprogramsaredesignedtoinspireandenableyoungpeopleandprovidethemwiththeresourcestosucceedandshareintheAmericanDream.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.bgcmia.org.AbouttitlesponsorFMSbonds,Inc.:FMSbonds,Inc.isamunicipalbondfirmthatprovidesbondinvestorswithexceptionalvalueandinsightinthetax-freemunicipalbondmarket.Co-foundedbyJamesA.KlotzandPaulFeinsilverin1978,thefirm’sSouthFloridaofficesarelocatedinNorthMiamiBeachandBocaRaton.Formoreinformation,visitwww.fmsbonds.com.