Fitz Pig Roast

For the Past 13 Years Mark Fitzgerald and his crew have been raising funds for local and national causes. Yearly we sponsor a Pig Roast at Gagliardo Park @ 21 Nursery Lane, Rye, NY which includes Food & Beverages, Activities for the kids & Water Slide, a Corn-hole Tournament and much more! Each year we choose a worthy cause and donate all proceeds. In the past we have donated to Rye Rec, Save-a-Suit, the Independence Fund & Wounded Warriors, to name a few. The current year: the SMA Foundation

A few years ago our beloved Nirvana Diaz, granddaughter of Joe & Ro Lovallo, was born and diagnosed with SMA*.  Not long after, we became educated on the lack of affordable treatments for this disorder.  We are raising money for the SMA foundation whose mission “is to accelerate the development of treatments for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA is the leading genetic cause of death in young children.”

* Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a rare neuromuscular disorder and is a genetic disorder that starts in the central nervous system (CNS) and affects all the muscles in the body. Due to the degenerative nature of the disease, people with SMA will experience a decline in muscle strength over time, although the rate and severity can vary among individuals.