Tickets are still available for a Nov. 22 spaghetti dinner fundraiser for a Saucon Valley man who was seriously burned in a welding accident Oct. 10, organizers said.
Ray “Kent” Campbell suffered third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body as a result of the accident, and had to be placed in a medically-induced coma to help speed his recovery. He is now in rehabilitation.
A spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held in Bethlehem Nov. 22 for Saucon Valley resident and Lion Ray Campbell (or Kent Campbell, as he is known to some). Campbell suffered serious burns in a welding accident Oct. 10. The money raised by the dinner–which will include a bake sale and silent auction–will help pay for some of his medical expenses.
The dinner to benefit him will be held in Eberts Hall at Christ Church UCC, 75 E. Market St., Bethlehem, and it’s possible Ray will be well enough to attend, his daughter Amy Campbell Musser posted Friday in the Facebook group “Supporting Ray.”
There will be two seatings for the dinner (4 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m.), silent auctions and a bake sale, with as many as 500 expected to attend.
Tickets for the dinner are $10 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under, in advance. Tickets sold at the door (cash only) will be $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under.
Advance tickets can be purchased at Advanced Optics, 834 Main St., Hellertown; at the church; or through the Saucon Valley Lions, a group to which Campbell belongs. Checks should be made payable to the Saucon Valley Lions.
Amy also announced Thursday that volunteer bakers are still needed to contribute baked goods for the dessert at the dinner. For more information about how to volunteer as a baker, call 484-554-6299.
Another fundraiser for Campbell is scheduled to be held Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Friendly’s, 1836 Catasauqua Road, Allentown.
The restaurant will donate 10 percent of its sales–including take-out–to his recovery fund.
A cash-only bake sale will also be held at the same time.
Attendees at the Nov. 22 spaghetti dinner at Christ Church UCC should park on the street or in the lot of the Herron Funeral Home (if there is no funeral taking place), and use the church’s Center Street entrance to reach Eberts Hall, which is in the basement.
For more information, visit the Facebook event page.
Funds raised by the events will help pay for Campbell’s medical and other expenses not covered by insurance. Due to the severity of his burns, he is expected to be out of work for months, his family has said.
He has so far undergone several skin grafting surgeries and his condition is improving, according to Facebook progress updates regularly posted by the family.