A PRUNEDALE GIRL HAS RAISED SOME MONEY TO HELP PAY FOR A YOUNG FRIEND’S MEDICAL NEEDS. 11 YEAR-OLD APRIL STRICKLAND HELD A BAKE-SALE OUTSIDE THE PRUNEDALE SAFEWAY STORE RECENTLY, AND RAISED MORE THAN 13 HUNDRED DOLLARS (THAT SHE HAS GIVEN TO HER 6 YEAR-OLD FRIEND, ASHTON HAMILTON’S, FAMILY). ASHTON, WHO HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED SINCE FEBRUARY WITH FUNGAL MENINGITIS, IS THE SON OF A FAMILY FRIEND, AND APRIL HAS KNOWN ASHTON ALL OF HIS LIFE.
ASHTON WAS SCHEDULED TO COME HOME THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT A BLOOD CLOT DEVELOPED IN HIS BRAIN AND SO HE IS STILL A PATIENT AT LUCILLE PACKARD’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE ASHTON HAMILTON BENEFIT FUND CAN DO SO THROUGH THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ON FRONT STREET IN SOLEDAD.
