WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Cancer Wellness Center of NEPA held its inaugural fundraising gala Saturday night.
"Fire and Ice" was the theme in the great hall at the Westmoreland Club.
Lots of flames and ice filled the space full of advocates for the cancer center formerly known as Candy's Place.
Through the generosity of the community, the organization was able to raise more than $200,000 at the singular event.
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"I lost both of my parents to cancer and I learned how to knit to make my mom hats when she was going through chemotherapy so one of the auction items tonight is this hat that i knitted. we have to help each other smile through the tough times and events like this truly prove how amazing the Wyoming Valley is," explained Chris Bohinski Emcee at the event.
"They really want to celebrate this cause as well and everyone is really having a wonderful time and couldn't be happier to be here," added Barbara Maculloch the co-chair at the event.
"We started out thinking we would like to just have a hundred thousand and we think we are going to double it," continued Lissa Bryan-Smith co-chair at the fire and ice event.
The Cancer Wellness Center of NEPA offers many free-of-charge services to everyone 18 or older living with any cancer diagnosis, as well as parents of children with cancer and their caregivers.
