{"id":164746,"date":"2026-04-13T19:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/164746\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:47:13","slug":"erie-habitat-for-humanity-hosts-bowling-tournament-for-local-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/164746\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie Habitat for Humanity hosts bowling tournament for local boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Greater Erie Area Habitat for Humanity was bowling for a cause Saturday to help support a little boy in need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Habitat held a bowling fundraiser at Green Garden Lanes to raise money to build a wheelchair accessible house for Na\u2019Real, a four-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/copper-carriage-welcomes-spring-with-annual-market\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Copper Carriage welcomes spring with annual market;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Copper Carriage welcomes spring with annual market&quot;}\"> Copper Carriage welcomes spring with annual market <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fifty percent of the bowling fee, along with a raffle and gift basket auction, directly supports Habitat\u2019s mission to design and build a home that features adaptations for Na\u2019Real\u2019s special needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Organizers said these adaptations will ease his care and help him live safer and more secure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTo see the people that show up for me all the time, and not just me, just my family, also. it means everything,\u201d said Danatsha Crosby, Na\u2019real\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/guests-sample-beers-from-around-the-region-at-annual-erie-craft-beer-fest\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Guests sample beers from around the region at annual Erie Craft Beer Fest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Guests sample beers from around the region at annual Erie Craft Beer Fest&quot;}\"> Guests sample beers from around the region at annual Erie Craft Beer Fest <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s incredible to create an opportunity for a family to raise a home in an environment where the children can be successful and the family can love each other,\u201d said Louis Colaizzo, board president of Greater Erie Area Habitat for Humanity<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The executive director said they will be breaking ground in three weeks, and the house is expected to be complete by October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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