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The family of Ryan Mikolaj , district manager for TG3E , hosted a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Mikolaj ’ s cousin , Philip , who is only 4 years old and fighting leukemia . This is his second battle with cancer . Philip already fought hepatoblastoma , which is a rare liver cancer , and was cancer-free in the spring of 2019 . However , the treatment that he went through for the first cancer caused the second when a white blood cell mutation led to leukemia .

Philip ’ s family came together to organize a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to raise money for the costs associated with his medical care . The event involved a drive-by dinner ( due to COVID-19 precautions ) and an auction . According to Mikolaj , “ The event was a complete success ! My cousin Cassandra and I were the ones who organized it with the help of the Knights of Columbus , and we only had four weeks to do so .” But despite the tight deadline , there was still a large outpouring of support from the community .

The community has now held two events to support Philip . The first

The banquet involved an auction with plenty of different baskets .

fundraiser was held when he was fighting hepatoblastoma . “ This benefit was more difficult than the last , as COVID restrictions were in place ,” Mikolaj explained . “ However , it didn ’ t stop the amazing Youngstown , Ohio community from coming together . We sold over 500 spaghetti dinners and had over 170 baskets in the silent auction .”

TG3 Enterprises donated a set of Planet Fitness ® cornhole boards , a Classic membership and a Black Card membership to the auction . These donations were a success and Mikolaj expressed his appreciation : “ On behalf of my family , we are truly grateful for the generous donations and continued support from TG3 Enterprises .” G