Local businesses fundraise for child with Leukemia
PENN TWP — Five-year-old Aria Joy Olsen is facing six to eight more weeks in the hospital. Her supporters want to make sure her family can focus on her upcoming bone marrow transplant and not worry about the travel costs.
Aria was diagnosed with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in August 2020. In preparation the procedure in Pittsburgh, a fundraiser Saturday sought to help the Olsen family, who resides in Butler.
Joining forces were local businesses Keffalas Designs and Encore Studio by Audra Jane.
“You can’t find a nicer family,” Tiffany Keffalas said of the Olsens. “Our 4-year-old is friends with Aria, and they play together.”
“Aria’s family have been clients of mine for years,” said Audra Bowers of Encore Studio. “This is the least we could do.”
In the Keffalas’ store, a percentage of all sales that day went to the cause for Aria, and outside, dozens of raffle baskets were on display for customers to bid on.
The store also had a table set up with ‘Aria’s wish list,’ where customers could purchase an item for Aria to have during her upcoming hospital visits.
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