On September 5, 2010, Jay McKinney, an ECZA member, was involved in serious accident and nearly lost his life while on a day trip to north-central Pennsylvania with his family. Jay was immediately airlifted to Geisinger Medical Center where he spent more than 6 weeks in the intensive care unit. Jay suffered a lacerated liver and colon and multiple broken bones, among other injuries. After many surgeries and excellent critical care, Jay is currently undergoing rehabilitation therapy.

Jay is self-employed, and in addition to the physical and emotional trauma the accident has caused, the financial burden is significant. Jay is still unable to work and his wife, Marylou, has only been able to work on a very limited basis since the accident occurred because she must care for Jay. Due to their loss of a regular income, their bills continue to mount. To help Jay and Marylou pay for his medical expenses, Union Fire Company No.1 and Jay’s family and friends are holding a beef and beer fundraising event on Saturday, February 12th from 4:00–9:00 p.m at the Union Fire Company No.1 Memorial Hall, 315 Market Street, Oxford, PA.

Any ECZA member wishing to attend this event or make a donation to support Jay can download the information from flyers on the ECZA website at ECZA.org.

In order to raise money to help Jay McKinney, ECZA member Christina Valenzia has donated two Z prints that have been listed on Ebay for auction. All proceeds from the auction will go to support Jay McKinney. The ECZA will also be making a separate donation as well.

The links to the Ebay auctions are here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170592093978

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170592093149

Thanks for your support.