Pasta for Porter Fund-Raiser Set for Friday

The Fogelsville community is banding together to help eight-year-old student Porter Lilley in his fight with acute lymphocytic leukemia.

A fund-raising spaghetti dinner is being held Friday at the Tek Park Multipurpose Room, 9999 Hamilton Blvd. in Breinigsville. Cost is $8 in advance for adults and $10 at the door. Cost for children is $5 in advance and $7 at the door.

The proceeds of the event will serve to defray Porter's medical expenses. Porter is currently hospitalized at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital, according to Christa Eck, who is spearheading the event.

Eck said Porter's mom, Jennifer, recently lost her job.

The community has thrown itself behind the event.

All of the food is being donated by US Foods and Tomas Garrido, head chef for US Foods Sodexho is donating his skill and time to cook the dinner.

Hanover Township-based Mexican restaurant On The Border has donated all of the paper products for the event.

Several local businesses, including Philly Soft Pretzel, Neff National Bank and Crayola have donated gift cards to be raffled off, Eck said. She added that she expects more than 500 people at the event.

For more information, contact Christa Eck at (610) 844-8970.