Concert to Benefit Erin's Dream

Concert for Children and Families to Benefit Erin’s Dream

After losing two infant children to leukemia, Erin Curtis, of Boyertown, has turned to help other young families dealing with the same heartache through her organization, Erin’s Dream. A benefit concert will take place in Williamsport on Sunday, March 28^th, to raise funds for this organization.

Williamsport, PA, February 17, 2010 – Erin Curtis and Jeff Megonigal have been through more than most young parents. They have lost two beautiful children to infant leukemia in two years. While their story began as a nightmare, their dream is to take these unique and tragic circumstances and become a resource for others walking the same difficult path. Local businesses and individuals are working to support Curtis’s organization, Erin’s Dream, through benefits and fundraisers.

About Erin’s Dream: After a yearlong battle with leukemia, Erin and Jeff’s daughter Avery passed away in October of 2007. The couple then had twin boys, Nolan and Calvin.  Nolan also was diagnosed with infant leukemia, and passed away in March of 2009. Calvin, Nolan’s identical twin, is considered at risk for the same cancer, and is monitored closely.

Erin’s Dream began as an outreach to this young family. Friends and family members rallied around them with financial and emotional support. When Erin heard of another family, Adam and Karen Owens, who had a terminally ill child, she turned her energy to helping them. Much of the funds raised for Erin were set to help purchase a home in Boyertown for the Owens family. The home was renovated to suit their unique needs in caring for their son. This is where Erin’s heart is – reaching out to others. And that was when Erin’s Dream started to become a reality.

Curtis’s current goal for her organization is to purchase a property in Schwenksville, PA, which will be the base of her organization. It is her grandmother’s farmhouse, which sits in a beautiful location overlooking the Perkiomen Creek. The home and property will be used to carry out future goals for Erin’s Dream. It is a wonderful setting for fundraisers to financially support families caring for children with serious medical needs. It will also be a quiet place for those families to come for a visit and meet with Erin and Jeff, who can relate to their struggles and support them.

String Trios and Story Time – a Family Concert to Benefit Erin’s Dream: On March 28th, at 3pm, Covenant Central Presbyterian Church is hosting a benefit concert for Erin’s Dream. The concert is titled String Trios and Story Time, and is geared for children and families. It will include two children’s books which will be narrated and set to lively classical music. The stories will come to life with music by Vivaldi, Schumann and Beethoven. This concert is organized by local violinist, Rachel Lever, of Muncy, PA. The performers will be Williamsport Symphony musicians Rachel Lever, violin; Dr. Elizabeth Kuefler, viola; Andrew Rammon, cello.  The stories will be narrated by Bernadette Boerckel.

Tickets for String Trios and Story Time can be purchased at the door and are on sale at http://www.erinsdream.org/ under Web Store. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children and students, and free for children 2 and under. All proceeds will be given to support Erin’s Dream.