Celebration of Life Benefit for Kayden, Gabby and Hailey
Celebration of Life Benefit for Kayden, Gabby and Hailey
OLEAN - In a blink of an eye, the lives of three adults and their family members were changed forever.
Members from the community and the adults’ families are hosting and organizing a celebration of life benefit for Kayden, Gabby and Hailey on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at the Village Green Pub, 311 North Union Street, Olean from noon-5:00pm. The three adults were in a horrific crash that happened in Portville on September 3.
Aaron Tierson, cook from Union Whiskey and Tyler Booth, owner of Village Green connected in mid-September to create this benefit.
Admission to the benefit is $15 presale and $15 at the door. However, those that purchase presale will also receive a free raffle ticket for one of the big raffle items at the benefit. Tickets can be found online at shop.oleanny.com. There is a service fee that will be added to the total online to have all proceeds go to the families.
Benefit organizers are still looking for basket raffles as well as donations of items for the big raffle sales.
Basket raffles will be $10 for a sheet or 3 for $20. Special raffle tickets are $5 each with items such as a signed and framed Thurman Thomas 16x20 jersey from 716 Jerseys and more; a 15x30 wooden Buffalo Bills flag and 15x30 wooden New York Yankees flag from the Village Green, among other items.
According to the Olean Times Herald report: The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office said a pickup truck on Route 417 struck a jeep legally parked on side of the road. The jeep was propelled across a lawn in Portville, and it struck Kayden Joseph Belleisle, 19, of Olean, who was killed. The sheriff’s office said the pickup truck then struck a sedan before veering off across the yard into a tree. During events, Gabby Kranock, 18, and Hailey Bello, 16, students at Cuba-Rushford Central School, were also struck and injured.
April Douthit, aunt of Kayden said, “The outpouring of support from the community has just been incredible. Both Gabby and Hailey’s families continue to have medical bills pile up. This event not only raises funds but will also raise the spirits of these two young adults (and their families) as well as my brother and sister-in-law who are dealing with the loss of their son.”
She added that all three families will benefit from this event, but if folks are unable to attend, there are Go Fund Me pages available for the three.
• GABBY: https://bit.ly/3sGWUVB
• HAILEY: https://bit.ly/3DmAHRp
• KAYDEN: https://bit.ly/3TOOpmZ
Those with donations before the event, please drop off to the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, 301 North Union Street, Olean. For questions on the event, please contact Aaron Tierson at 585-307-7101.