Handbag drawing held in Irwin to help support 11-year-old boy with heart disease
A fundraiser was held in Westmoreland County to support an 11-year-old boy who is suffering from heart disease.
The Hearts and Handbags Designer Purse Bag and Luncheon in Irwin was held to support fifth-grader Brady Kellerman.
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Kellerman attends Hillcrest Intermediate School, our partners at TribLIVE.com say.
Proceeds were given to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
According to their website, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals raises money to help fund medical costs that are not covered fully by Medicaid or insurance programs. The organization helps children with trauma, diabetes and cancer. It also helps pay for children’s surgeries and babies in the NICU.
The event was held at the Antonelli Event Center on Colony Drive in Irwin and ran for four hours. Tickets were $50.
Attendants had the opportunity to win designer purses through different drawings.
A different designer purse was drawn every 15 minutes, including a Louis Vuitton bag.
Food was served and different cakes were designed, including one from Prant’s Bakery.
“Brady here is the local children’s miracle network patient champion for our area for children’s hospital Pittsburgh, we’re so excited to be here,” said Kelly Kellerman, Brady’s mother. “There’s a lot of great things, a lot of purses, a lot of ladies.”
Brady was equally excited about the event.
“It helps a lot of people and it makes people happy,” said Brady.
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