A Star Studded Affair

Posted by John Campbell on February 13, 2010

It was a star studded affair on Friday night February 5th at the Jones River Trading Company in Kingston, MA. Christine McSherry, Founder of the Jett Foundation (local nonprofit whose mission is to fund research and treatments for boys living with Muscular Dystrophy) hosted a movie premiere of Anthony Geathers’ Documentary “10th Gear JettRide: 3,800 miles to a Cure”. Among the stars were Jordan McSherry (17) (Christine’s daughter) who is featured in the film as she and 25 other teens rode their bikes from Oregon to Massachusetts in hopes to raise money and awareness for boys like her brother, Jett McSherry, who have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Arlen Hall, who led this group of riders was in attendance as well as Caroline Claflin (16) & Megan Budak (16) who also participated in the ride and the film. The JettRide documentary has won several film festival awards and continues to be an important tool to spread the word about the devastating disorder of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Christine McSherry acknowledged a special guest and supporter, Quin Sullivan of Sullivan Brothers Auto Mall, who was a lead sponsor of the 2007 JettRide and who announced he would once again sponsor the 2010 JettRide. The 2010 JettRide will begin this June in San Francisco. Bicyclists will peddle all the way to New Jersey in hopes of linking families and communities across the country who are affected by DMD.

Special thanks to all those who attended Fridays premiere! We hope you were moved by this inspiring film. Thanks to the support of so many, we are able to continue our efforts to raise awareness and find appropriate treatments for boys battling DMD.