A Montgomery County couple trying to raise money to purchase a family homestead and use it to serve families who have lost children to cancer are in the running for a $250,000 prize through Pepsi's "Refresh Everything Project."Read the full story below:
Erin Curtis and Jeff Megonigal of Boyertown lost two children to infant leukemia, and Curtis wants to purchase her grandmother's farmhouse in Schwenksville to raise her own family and use it as a resource for families experiencing the death of a child.
Their daughter, 17-month-old Avery, died in October 2007, and a 7-month-old son, Nolan, died in March 2009.
"Erin's Dream" would allow her to raise her surviving son, Nolan's identical twin Calvin, in the home which left her with joyful and fond memories, and use it as a base of operations to counsel and instruct families about innovative fund-raising solutions.
Her project was featured in The Morning Call's "Stories of Hope" Jan. 1, and Curtis has set up a fund-raising Web site at www.erinsdream.com.
She must raise the money for the farmhouse by November, when it will be sold to finance her grandmother's nursing home care.
"Erin's Dream" is in second-place among many projects for the $250,000 Pepsi grant, which will be among $1.3 million in grants Pepsi awards through online voting.
Refresh Everything Grant: Refresh Everything Grant from Pepsi - mcall.com
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