Nearly 60 "arrests" were made yesterday at the Ballroom, a restaurant and bar in Fremont. Most did not put up a fight, as they were part of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Seattle's "Lock-Up" fundraiser, and volunteered to be incarcerated.

To be set free, they had to promise to try to raise $2,000 bail from friends, family and community to donate to Jerry's Kids.

Volunteer and "judge," Dennis Kennedy, a former taxi driver, was recently afflicted with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." According to MDA Seattle's Web site, ALS is just one of 43 forms of Muscular Dystrophy.

"When diagnosed I walked around saying, 'not me. No way. I'm going to live forever.' It took me a year to really grab onto it," Kennedy said.

"I’m here to give a face to MDA clients so that people know that the money they raise stays local and helps out actual people," said Tabby Stover, 26, a volunteer at the fundraiser who also has muscular dystrophy.

She handed out books as door prizes.

"Camp Waskowitz is the one thing I look forward to all year," she said of the muscular dystrophy camp in North Bend. "It is all oriented to people in wheel chairs. There are camp-outs by the river, and wheel chair hiking trails. For one week of the year people in a wheelchair aren't a minority. They are a majority."

Brian Rowse, former owner, and now employee, of Ballard Animal Hospital, attended. He helps raise money by attaching MDA's Web site to his email address.

Steve Fierro of Ballard Printing showed up to get locked up.

"I’ve done this before. it’s a worthwhile effort, and brings more awareness," said Fierro,

MDA Lock-Up parties occur about every two months. The next one is planned for West Seattle.