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Police fundraiser planned for Fox family on Friday
The Brick Township Policemen's Benevolent Association Local 230 will hold its 18th annual Helping Hands Basketball Game on March 23 at Brick Township High School on Chambers Bridge Road. Members of the police department will play against members of the Brick Township High School Dragons football team.
The event was originally scheduled for last week, but was cancelled because of the March 16 storm.
All proceeds from the game will go to the Fox family, who live on Wood Drive in Brick. Michelle and Michael Fox are facing financial hardship from the illnesses of their daughter Kaliann, who died Sept. 30 at age 5, and their 4-year-old son, Tyler.
Both children were diagnosed with the infantile form of Batten disease, also known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, a progressive, inherited neurological disease characterized by seizures, loss of cognitive and motor skills, loss of vision and early death.
Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. in the Brick Township High School East gym. Seating is limited, so plan to arrive early.
Tickets can be purchased from any PBA 230 member. Donations can also be mailed to the Brick Township Police Department, 401 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick 08723, c/o Patrolman Richard Nelson Jr. Checks should be made payable to the "Tyler Fox Fund."
For more information, contact Officers Nelson, Greg Mullarkey or Robert Scelfo at (732) 262-1152.
Donations for the Fox family can also be sent to: Sunshine Fund, P.O. Box 913, Point Pleasant 08742.
To see more of Kaliann's and Tyler's stories, go to www.caring-bridge.org/visit/kaliannfox or www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerfox.
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