Benefit for REACT helicopter crew fund Jan. 31 in Loves Park
Posted By Brandon Reid On January 30, 2013 @ 1:10 pm In Happening Now, Local News | No Comments
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LOVES PARK, Ill. — The Hope and Anchor Pub, 5040 N. Second St., Loves Park, Ill., will host a benefit for The REACT Crew Memorial Fund from 5 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31.
The fund was created to honor three members of the Rockford Health System REACT helicopter crew who perished in a crash in a field south of Rochelle, Ill., Dec. 10, 2012.
Flight nurse Jim Dillow, 40, who joined Rockford Memorial Hospital in 1996 and had more than 10 years of experience as a flight nurse; flight nurse Karen Hollis, 48, who joined the hospital as a critical care nurse in 1986 and had more than 10 years of experience as a flight nurse; and pilot Andy Olesen, 65, who had been a pilot for REACT for five years and was one week from retirement, all died in the crash.
All contributions given toward The REACT Crew Memorial Fund will be in support of the families of the crew members.
REACT T-shirts will be available for $20 at the event, with proceeds going toward the fund.
Celebrity bartender Aaron Kerr will donate 100 percent of his tips to the fund, and The Hope and Anchor will donate 10 percent of all bar and restaurant sales for the evening to the fund.
For more details, contact The Hope and Anchor at (815) 633-2552.
Posted Jan. 30, 2013
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