Benefit Spaghetti Dinner, Auctions Slated for Saturday in Cornplanter

| March 2, 2018

CORNPLANTER TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A benefit dinner for Kelsey Eichholtz, a victim of a horrific accident on January 18, is being held on Saturday, March 3, at the Cornplanter Township Fire Hall, and Knox artist Paul LaPierre St. is donating a one of a kind piece that will be auctioned during the spaghetti dinner.

The event is from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

LaPierre was the People’s Choice winner at the Franklin on Ice Art show recently held at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin.
           
The benefit dinner includes a spaghetti dinner, dessert, 50/50, live music by “Carey On,” a Chinese auction, and the live auction featuring LaPierre’s artwork and two other wall hangings by other artists.

The cost for the dinner is $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for kids.

Bidding will start at $75.00 for LaPierre’s piece.  The artist anticipates the live auction will start at 7:00 p.m.

The artwork titled “not alone” in “destiny” is a photo and woodwork by LaPierre.

“The piece was rough-cut oak board, now with sculptured highlights, and a variety of stains,” said LaPierre. “A lot of thought and hard work went into the piece and is a beautiful work of art for any home to be proud of.”

Kelsey Eichholtz was involved in an accident with a tractor-trailer and sustained a broken pelvis and broken vertebrae.  She will be unable to work again until she’s able to walk and is entering inpatient aftercare facility. The 22-year old is a phlebotomist and is known for helping people. She was training for the Pittsburgh Marathon before the accident and is already talking about running in 2019.

“We want to be able to help her so that she can totally focus on her healing and relieve some of her financial worries,” said the benefit organizers.

LaPierre’s works have been on display in the office of State Representative R. Lee James and State Representative Donna Oberlander.

LaPierre lives in Knox and may be contacted by mail at Paul LaPierre, Sr., PO Box 232, Knox PA 16232.


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