Twisted Town Goes Snider Crazy
US town to rename itself after Twisted Sister frontman for charity
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider is to have a town in the US named after him for one day.
Blabbermouth reports that the small Ohio town of Cridersville will for one day next week be renamed Snidersville in honour of a charity initiative entitled March of Dimes Bikers for Babies, for which Snider is the national spokesman.
On 21 August Cridersville, Ohio, will be officially changing its name to Snidersville. That same day, Dee Snider will host a March of Dimes Bikers for Babies ride and will ride his motorcycle from Lima, Ohio, to "Snidersville" with other bikers to help raise funds to help fight premature birth.
"The town agreed to change its name, and Dee found a way for it to benefit the March of Dimes," explained Ryan Reker, program director and on-air personality at Maverick Media.
Premature birth is a serious health problem. Each year in the United States, more than a half million babies are born too soon. Premature birth is a leading cause of infant death, and babies who survive an early birth often face the risk of lifelong health challenges, including breathing problems, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and others.
The March of Dimes has always been important to Snider. He is the national spokesperson for March of Dimes Bikers for Babies, and two of his four children were born prematurely. He has been riding in Bikers for Babies for more than a decade, hitting the open road in support of finding causes and preventions for premature birth.
"I've had many dreams and been lucky enough to have most of them come true, but I would never dare to dream of something like this! Having a town change its name to mine — even though it is changing only a few letters — is one of the coolest things that's ever happened to me!" said Dee Snider, who jokingly requested the change when a listener from the town requested a song. "It's even better that we can support the March of Dimes work to give all babies a healthy start in life."