News: "Rally for Ryan!" Benefit Slated for Thursday at Finnegan's

(Dec. 16, 2009) - The "Rally for Ryan!" benefit to aid the family of Broad Run High School grad and West Virginia student Ryan Diviney -- who is still in a coma after an attack more than a month ago -- will take place at Finnegan's in Ashburn Village.

The benefit will run from 7 p.m. to midnight. All proceeds for Ryan will come from raffles, t-shirt sales and donations at the event. The event is not receiving any proceeds from food and drink purchases during the event.

Raffle tickets will be sold until 10:30 p.m. Drawings will be staggered (approximately 7:45, 8:30, 9:00, 10:15 and 10:45). Raffle tickets will be $1 or $5 dependng on the size of the prize.

You must be present in order to win. Please bring cash for raffle tickets.

There will also be a donation box where cash and checks can be given (checks should be made out to Ryan’s Rally) and “Team Diviney” shirts will be available for purchase (cash and checks).

At approximately 9 p.m. there will be a group toast to Ryan, who is currently in a hospital in Atlanta that specializes in brain trauma injuries.

WVU apparel and a Team Diviney t-shirt will be given away with each raffle group. Here is a list of the raffle items and (approximate) times they will be called:

$1 Raffles
• Driveway Coating and Seal 8:30 & 9:00
• Haircut by Nalan’s Salon 7:45 & 9:00
• Highlight and Cut by Nalan’s Salon 9:00
• Hairport Salon and Day Spa Gift Basket 7:45 & 9:00
• $50 Clyde’s Gift Certificate 7:45
• $50 Giant Gift Cards 8:30 & 9:00
• Various Finnegan’s Raffles 8:30 & 10:15
• Free 6” Sub from Subway 7:00 & 8:30
• $10 Smoothie King Gift Cards 7:45 & 10:15
• Sneakers from Potomac River Running 9:00
• 1 Oil Change & 6 Bottles of Oil 8:30 & 10:15
• Ashburn Bagel Gift Certificates 8:30
• Lorian Spa $50 Gift Certificate 10:45

$5 Raffles
• Zhu Zhu Pet “Chunk” (Hard to find!) 9:00
• Wine Tasting for 10 at Ashburn Wine Shop 9:00
• 4 Wizards Tickets w/ Parking Pass (March 27) 9:00
• Photography Portrait Sitting 9:00
by Portraits By the Two of Us
• 4 April 12 Orioles / Rays Tickets including 10:15
game, pre-game field passes &
meet Joe Madden and Evan Longoria
• 2 Jimmy Fallon Standup Tickets (TBD) 10:15
• 2 Cheech & Chong Standup Tickets(TBD) 9:00
• Washington Capitals Sunday January 31st. 10:15
3:00 vs. Tampa Bay. Includes 2 Tickets
for the ExxonMobil Skybox with parking pass;
Food, soda, beer and wine are included (for 21+)
and will be served in the box.
• Washington Wizards Monday February 1st 10:45
7:00 vs. Boston. Includes 2 Tickets for the
ExxonMobil Skybox with parking pass;
Food, soda, beer, and wine (for 21+) are
included and will be served in the box.

If you need any more information about the event, please contact Jackie O'Donnell at jodonnell@ashburnvillage.org or Karen Parks at kparks@ashburnvillage.org.