Silent Auction to benefit Brian “B.J.” Kyle

A Silent Auction event will be held in Cumberland, MD during the October 23th Arts Walk from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. It is organized and sponsored by members of the Arts at Canal Place. B.J.’s sister, Mary “Macee” McCunn is a member of AaCP and says, “I am grateful that my fellow artists, friends, family and strangers would come out to support my brother during this challenging time in his life.” Silent Auction items can be viewed beginning October 6th in the CBIZ window located near 44 Baltimore Street and bids can be placed in advance by calling the AaCP gallery at (301) 777-8199 or by visiting the CBIZ window during the Arts Walk. You will also be able to view Silent Auction items on the AaCP Facebook page on-line. A table and refreshments will be set up in front of the window where bids will be taken. Any items won can be picked up and paid for at the gallery after winners are contacted.

You can see the silent auction items here.

B.J. was diagnosed last September with a rare form of leukemia known as Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia (LGL). He is only 38 and is very young to have LGL. There is no cure or regular course of treatment for this cancer and so far it has required chemotherapy, regular cancer center visits and a requirement of thirty units of packed red blood cells since his hospitalization a year ago and he is still transfusion dependent.

Thank you for your generosity.