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Joey Yannucci

It was an ordinary day and an ordinary bus ride home for Joey Yannucci and a group of students from F.K. Sweet Elementary School. Everything changed for Joey in less than a moment in a horrific crash that claimed the life of Aaron Beauchamp of Port St. Lucie, and left Joey, seriously injured. Still in a medically induced coma, F.K. Sweet Safety Patrol member Joey Yannucci remains in serious condition and is being treated in a hospital out of the area. As you can imagine, his family’s world has been turned inside out, and the expenses of travel, lost wages, and items not covered by insurance have put the family in an emotional and financial crisis.

From 3 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25th, the Van Duzer Foundation, in cooperation with members of the community, will be hosting an evening to help Joey and his family recover and rebuild. As always with the Van Duzer Foundation, one hundred percent of all sales at Big Apple Pizza, Fort Pierce, 2311 S. 35th Street, (right across from IRSC), will be donated to the family. That includes food and beverage sales, all staff salaries, and tips. There will be door prizes, raffles, entertainment, bounce houses from Chuck and Lori Entertainment, and a chance to help a member of our community.

The evening will be fun for the entire family, and it’s an easy way to help share a little love with a family going through a really tough time. Florida’s Blood Centers will be on hand accepting donations of blood, too, so if things are tight and you still want to share, why not consider sharing the gift of life to help Joey Yannucci and others whose lives depend upon the gift of your blood?