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Restaurant's Fundraiser Helps Paralyzed Fox Lane Student

BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The scene at TRUCK was busy on the night of Monday, Nov. 17, when the Bedford restaurant held a fundraiser to benefit Fox Lane High School senior Emmet Gallagher, who was paralyzed this year in a motocross accident.

Nancy Roper, left, owner of TRUCK in Bedford, and Kelly Coughlan, the restaurant's business manager.

Nancy Roper, left, owner of TRUCK in Bedford, and Kelly Coughlan, the restaurant's business manager.

Photo Credit: Tom Auchterlonie
Left to right: Maria Salera, Danielle Salera, Karen Schmidt, Connie Mizzaro, Amanda Salera, Mike Malvarosa, Michael Salera and Cecelia Salera.

Left to right: Maria Salera, Danielle Salera, Karen Schmidt, Connie Mizzaro, Amanda Salera, Mike Malvarosa, Michael Salera and Cecelia Salera.

Photo Credit: Tom Auchterlonie
Prizes were donated for a raffle fundraiser for injured Fox Lane student Emmet Gallagher.

Prizes were donated for a raffle fundraiser for injured Fox Lane student Emmet Gallagher.

Photo Credit: Tom Auchterlonie
A Weber grill was offered by Bedford Hardware as a raffle prize.

A Weber grill was offered by Bedford Hardware as a raffle prize.

Photo Credit: Tom Auchterlonie

The fundraiser was intended to meet expenses not covered by Gallagher's insurance, TRUCK owner Nancy Roper said.

“Every little bit counts,” she said.

Gallagher's sister, Hayley, was a hostess at TRUCK for a year and a half, Roper said, and Gallagher worked at nearby Bedford Hardware.

“It’s a wonderful family and we just felt we had to do something, and the staff wanted to do something, I wanted to do something," she said.

Roper, who lives in New Canaan, Conn., said the fundraiser was held on a night when TRUCK is normally closed, calling it a “perfect venue to do something.”

In addition to food, TRUCK's fundraiser included a raffle with prizes such as tickets to a Giants' football game, a vacation, a painting and bottles of wine provided by local merchants. Bedford Hardware also donated a Weber grill as a prize.

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