COBB, Calif. – Friends and family have organized a weekend fundraiser to benefit a local woman injured on the job.
The fundraiser for Courtney Kowalkowski will be held beginning at 3 p.m. – and continuing late into the evening – on Saturday, April 11.
It will be held at Jellystone RV Park and Camp Resort, 14117 Bottle Rock Road in Cobb.
Tickets for ages 12 and up cost $20 presale and can be purchased at Cobb Mountain Texaco, The Brick Oven and the Village Pub, or by calling Bonnie at 707-928-5833. At the door, tickets cost $25 per person.
Ticket prices for children ages 12 and under are $10, with children under 3 able to attend for free.
There will be a live auction and barbecue, and music by local bands, including CAM, the Prather Brothers and John Jennings.
All proceeds will go to help Kowalkowski and her family. She was injured in an industrial accident at work on Feb. 25 and is now undergoing a strenuous course of rehabilitation.
A Go Fund Me account also has been set up for her at http://www.gofundme.com/osah5w .
As of Tuesday, $5,755 of the $40,000 goal had been raised.
Kowalkowski's crushed vertebrae and badly damaged spinal cord have resulted in her needing to use a wheelchair. Family members said some of the funds will be used to purchase a specialized wheelchair for her.