Friday, November 19, 1999Fund-raiser to give ailing kids a hand
Salon hosting fashion show to help girls
BY SARA J. BENNETT
The Cincinnati EnquirerCourtney Hennessey's treatments for an inoperable brain stem tumor cost a minimum $7,200 a month. Her Dent family has raised several thousand dollars for the 8-year-old, but now the bank account is running low.
Two-year-old Aubrey Hollenkamp of Bridgetown had a heart and double lung transplant in May. Her therapies and trips to doctors in Philadelphia have her parents worried about money.
Employees at Escapes Salon & Day Spa in Cheviot want to help. The salon will play host to a fund-raiser fashion show tonight.
“We're just trying to do something for someone who isn't able to help themselves through the holidays right now,” said Salon Manager Cheryl Anderson. “We wanted to make their lives a little easier and let them know someone's thinking about them.”
The help couldn't come at a better time for Courtney's family.
She started expensive treatments in Texas last year that insurance won't pay for. Her family has held numerous fund-raisers since then, including an annual festival. But now, the money is getting tight.
“It's just a scary situation,” said Courtney's mother, Angie Hennessey. “We'd run out of ideas until the festival, but we didn't have enough money to make it until then.”
Aubrey's family also could use help. Because she's undergone so many medical procedures since birth, Aubrey hasn't had the chance to learn to walk or eat or talk. She receives six different therapies.
Plus, she travels often to see a doctor about her new heart and lungs.
“I think it's wonderful,” said Aubrey's mother, Nancy Hollenkamp, of tonight's fund-raiser. “I was so excited when they called me.”
Courtney and Aubrey, who didn't know each other before Escapes brought them together, came to the attention of the salon through employees who knew them.
Tonight's benefit will include a raffle for donated items such as theater tickets and dinner cruises.
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