Brendan House, Riverhead’s new home for survivors of traumatic brain injury, has set up an online donations page through GoFundMe.
After more than three years of major renovations, the house is almost finished – but an unexpected $40,000 water hookup bill has significantly set back progress.
“If we had the money, we could open in a month,” Allyson Scerri, director of New Beginnings, said in a previous article. “It’s very frustrating.”
The Sound Avenue farmhouse that will house 12 traumatic brain injury survivors is not hooked up to Riverhead’s water district, Scerri recently discovered. “We’re going to have to go under the concrete to hook it up,” she said. “That’s worth several fundraisers at least.”
See full article with photos: Riverhead home for brain-injury survivors nears completion, delayed by unanticipated water hookup expense
In addition to the GoFundMe donations website, a roaring ’20s-themed annual gala will be held at the East Wind in November to raise money for the group home. Click here to buy tickets online.
RiverheadLOCAL is also selling LOCAL merchandise at Peconic Bay Apparel in downtown Riverhead to benefit the Brendan House. T-shirts, caps, sweatshirts and tote bags are available. $5 per item – RiverheadLOCAL’s proceeds from the sale – will be donated to the Brendan House.
Peconic Bay Apparel is located at 31 McDermott Ave. The store is open Mon., Wed. & Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Tues. & Thurs., 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
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