{"id":142459,"date":"2026-03-19T05:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/142459\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T05:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:55:07","slug":"olyphant-hose-company-2-holds-benefit-for-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/142459\/","title":{"rendered":"Olyphant Hose Company 2 holds benefit for Hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olyphant Hose Company 2 volunteer firefighters, family and friends who...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAV-L-OLYBENEFIT-0305-02.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Olyphant Hose Company 2 volunteer firefighters, family and friends who helped with the event gather. First row, from left: Jaslynn Jenison, Paige Wood, Devan Hughes, Michael P. Hughes, Christine Powell and Jerry Tully. Second row: Charles Davey, Mike Hughes Jr., James Hughes, Tait Rivera, Guy Salerno, Bob Powell and Greg Rivera. (Courtesy of Lauren Telep) (Courtesy of Lauren Telep)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"T-shirts for the Michael P. Hughes pasta dinner benefit were...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAV-L-OLYBENEFIT-0305-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAV-L-OLYBENEFIT-0305-04.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>T-shirts for the Michael P. Hughes pasta dinner benefit were worn by family and friends. Joan Longworth wears the shirt that says, \u201cIn this community, no one fights alone,\u201d as she stands by an Olyphant Fire Department vehicle. (Courtesy of Lauren Telep)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Rought meets attendees as they enter Olyphant Hose Company...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAV-L-OLYBENEFIT-0305-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAV-L-OLYBENEFIT-0305-05.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Matt Rought meets attendees as they enter Olyphant Hose Company 2 for the Michael P. Hughes pasta dinner benefit. (Courtesy of Lauren Telep)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 3<\/p>\n<p>Olyphant Hose Company 2 volunteer firefighters, family and friends who helped with the event gather. First row, from left: Jaslynn Jenison, Paige Wood, Devan Hughes, Michael P. Hughes, Christine Powell and Jerry Tully. Second row: Charles Davey, Mike Hughes Jr., James Hughes, Tait Rivera, Guy Salerno, Bob Powell and Greg Rivera. (Courtesy of Lauren Telep) (Courtesy of Lauren Telep)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Olyphant Hose Company 2 hosted a pasta dinner benefit for Midvalley resident Michael P. Hughes, police officer and firefighter, on Feb. 15. The dinner benefited Hughes\u2019 medical bills as he battles Stage 3 lung cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Financial donations can be mailed to: Attn: Michael P. Hughes, c\/o Olyphant Hose Co. 2, 590 Burke Bypass, Olyphant, PA 18447 (memo: Michael P. Hughes).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Olyphant Hose Company 2 volunteer firefighters, family and friends who helped with the event gather. 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