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Kids Help Kids in a Huge Event Friday

It started as one young teen's public service project and has blossomed into a major fundraiser for brothers facing a difficult disease.

 

Brendan and Ryan Dixon are brothers facing an extreme and serious food allergy. It's called eosinophilic esophagitis (EE).  To boil a complcated medical term down to its very basic level: it makes it tough for them to eat almost anything that most people would take for granted.

Friday night, the brothers will be the guests of honor at a fundraiser for EE research at the Skatium. This will be the second year for the event that started as one Haverford teen's public service/Bar Mitzvah project and has exploded into a community effort.

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All the money raised will go to support research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. You can read  Brendan and Ryan's full story on the CHOP website.

You can help by attending the event from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at the Skatium.

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Tickets are $10.

In addition to ticket sales, the event will also feature a huge raffle with items donated by local businesses and families and an auction.

Click on the pdf attached to this story to see the raffle items being offered.

Here is a list of donated items that will auctioned off as part of the fundraiser Friday evening at the Skatium:

  • Running Group Session - 10 week session Donated by JoAnn Meyer $150 value
  • Betterball – Week of Betterball Summer Camp, tshirt, hat & Bag Donated by Steve & Kath Cloran $175 Value
  • Union Soccer Game at PPL Park 4 Tickets and Parking. Donated by The Riegler Family Value $160
  • Oakley Phillies Flat Jacket Basket including $50 Gift Card donated by Marchese Opticians Value $220
  • Cirillo Cosmetic Dermatology Spa Basket donated by Victoria Cirillo Value $ 320
  • Scenic Flight over Philadelphia in a Tiger Aircraft – Limit 2 persons. Donated by Jeffrey Gross 215-512-1500 Value $350
  • 4 Tickets Phillies vs. Cleveland Indians Wednesday, May 15 1:05pm – Sec 130, Row 8, Seats 9, 10, 11 and 12 and Parking Value $150
  • 2 tickets Flyers vs. Rangers Tuesday, April 16 7:30pm, Section 114 Row 15 Seats 11 and 12 and Parking Value $258
  • John Nostrant Lacrosse Camps Week of lacrosse camp donated by John Nostrant $325 VALUE
  • Haverford Area YMCA 6 month Family Membership Value $
  • WMMR Morning Show with Preston & Steve for 2 people! Donated by CaseyBoy Value $$$
  • Autographed Greg Luzinski Jersey donated by the Katz Family
  • Chase Utley Official Jersey (not autographed) donated by the Katz Family
  • Autographed Hockey Stick signed by Voracek, Gerviace & Talbot donated Dave Denenberg
  • An Overnight Stay with Breakfast at the Omni Hotel Independence Park donated by AJ Williams
  • Mike Murphy Football Camp – One Week Value $230 donated by Mike & Marni Murphy
  • FitTribe 6 week Body Transformation Program Value $399 donated by FitTribe & Jesse Davis
  • David Letterman Show 2 VIP Tickets donated by CBS
  • CBS 3 invites you and guests to sit in on a live broadcast donated by CBS3
  • Scenic Flight over Philadelphia in a Tiger Aircraft – limit 2 people donated by Jeffrey Gross Value $350
  • Springfield Orthodontics Full Adult/Adolescent Orthodontic Treatment – Includes Full Fixed Orthodontic Appliances (braces), prêt-treatment records, all office visits, upper & lower retainers & post –treatment retention therapy for 2 years Value $6000 Donated by Dr. Ian Thomas
  • UK Elite – bag, shirt, socks, sweatshirt, shorts Value $150
  • Carrie’s Essential Services LLC – 3 Hours Organization of Rooms in Home or Business Value $120
  • Personal Training Sessions with Bob Dell at Havertown Gym
  • Oakley Sunglasses donated by Galvin
  • Handmade Quilt made by Main Line Quilt
  • Professional Golfer Sean O’Hair Golf Clubs in a Merion Golf Golfbag donated by Sean O’Hair, Mark Onorato and Merion Golf
  • Professional Golfer Sean O’Hair Autographed Adidas Golf Shoes Size 11.5 donated by Sean O’Hair and Mark Onorato
  • Framed Signed Print of John LeClair, Jeremy Roenick donated by John LeClair
  • Restaurant Gift Basket #1 Value $125
  • Restaurant Gift Basket #2 Value $125


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