Raffle Aids Boy With Leukemia

The Old Stangl pottery factory on Mine Street in Flemington, NJ provided an industrial-chic setting for Chabad of Hunterdon County’s fourth annual Auction Evening on Sunday, March 3.

200 hundred people attended the auction evening which raised money for the Mathew Harms Medical Fund and for Chabad of Hunterdon Scholarship Fund. The entertainment was provided by a comedian named Sarge. The food was provided by Fumio.

“I had a wonderful time,” said Pittstown resident Ruby Gelok. “It was put together very well. The prizes are wonderful and the people are really excited to be here. It is a successful event and I really liked the thought behind what they are doing.”

Matthew Harms was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 2012.

Although his cancer was detected early and is considered to be in remission, Matthew still faces a difficult road.

ALL has a tendency to work its way through the spine and into the brain, and the maintenance phase of Matthew’s treatment will last until 2015.

Matthew and his family have been active in Chabad of Hunterdon County for five years and his sisters, Lea and Karly, attend Chabad’s Hebrew school in Clinton.

“I’m passionate about helping local families that are going through difficult times,” said Rabbi Eli Kornfeld, director of Chabad of Hunterdon County. “I want to help rally around people that are going through medical, economic or spiritual difficulties. Tonight is just one example of that. This will help the Harms family navigate through difficult times.”

Kornfeld said the event was a success because people in the community were able to put aside differences and work toward a common goal.

“Things are going unbelievably well,” Jody Reich, one of the auction committee members remarked. “The community has come out in droves to support this cause. People from all walks of life are here tonight because they recognize the common good tonight’s event represents.”

All told, fifty three prize winners were announced as well as the Split the Pot winner.

The Winners
1) Private Jet Getaway – Walter W. Stumpf Jr.

2) Trip for 2 to Israel – Abe Kopolovich (Donated to Rebekah and Matthew Harms)

3) $1,000 Visa – Meryl Greig

4) Apple iMac – Lenore Levine

5) Apple Macbook Air – Brett Kaplan

6) Tag Heuer Watch – Nurit Baron

7) $500 Visa – Yoel Klein

8) $1,000 Sherman Jewelers – Curtis Barsi

9) Canon Rebel – Baruch Meer

10) NY Getaway – Lloyd Haskell

11) Fur Poncho – Abie Bilgoray

12) Ocean Beach Vacation – Lorraine Hopman

13) Apple iPad – Andrew Tirpok

14) Microsoft Surface – Isaac Schwartz

15) Miele Vacuum – Steve Victor

16) Chagall “Blue Bouquet” – Adriane Berg

17) Apple iPad Mini – Philip Levine

18) Nintendo Wii – Philip Levine

19) New York Yankees Package – Yitzie Kessler

20) Bose Soundlink – Aaron Bartfield

21) $1,000 Tirpok Cleaners – Jennifer Heller

22) Hot Air Balloon – Jeff Mraz

23) NY Giants Package – Laurie Esarco

24) 1 Year Hunterdon Health and Wellness – Bethlyn Krakauer

25) $500 Flemington Department Store – Stuart Bochner

26) Kindle Fire – Bethlyn Krakauer

27) Plasma TV – Susan & Howard Lax

28) Ipod Touch – Hunter Haskell

29) 1 Year Courtside Racket Club – Lorraine Hopman

30) Alan Veingrad Super Bowl Champ package – Ira Barnett

31) Salvador Dali “Wailing Wall” – Lenore Levine

32) Somerset Patriots – Jennifer Heller

33) I Year Jiu Jitsu – Lloyd Haskell

34) College Advisor – Nurit Baron

35) Apple iPhone 5 – Arthur Shaykevich

36) Google Nexus – Anna Benenson

37) Akribos Men’s Watch – Ben Sosidka

38) Cannon Power Shot Camera – Aaron Bartfield

39) Garmin GPS – Edward Drina Collins

40) Fuji Digital Camera – Toni Adams

41) Bose Quiet Headphones – Aaron Bartfield

42) NJ Devils Package – Laurie Esarco

43) NY Yankees Tickets – Bethlyn Krakauer

44) iPod Nano – Chaya Levin

45) Kindle Paperwhite Ebook – Jordan Wachtel

46) $250 Rogers Appliances – Stuart Bochner

47) Kosher Cookbooks – Avrohom Rothenberg

48) Prayer Package – Arthur Shaykevich

49) Shabbat Dinner for 10 – Paul Popier

50) River Country Package – Bill Andrews

51) Aspen Ice Package – Nurit Baron

52) Premium Auto Detailing – Nurit Baron

53) Hebrew School Supplies – Nurit Baron

Split the Pot – Brian Gilbert

Jackpot – Eric Silver