Hundreds attend benefit in Girard to aid sufferer of Huntington’s disease

GIRARD - “It’s beautiful. I thank God for all the people who came out.”

That largely summed up Mike Kutsch’s feelings upon seeing the hundreds of people who gathered on his behalf.

The crowd came to the First United Methodist Church, 22 N. Market St., for Sunday’s spaghetti dinner benefit to help Kutsch, who suffers from Huntington’s disease, and his family.

About three years ago, Kutsch, of McDonald, was diagnosed at the Cleveland Clinic with the inherited disease, which often affects a person’s cognitive abilities and physical skills. The $7-a-plate fundraiser was set up mostly to help defray some costs associated with Kutsch’s treatment and rehabilitation, as well as necessary modifications to their home, explained his wife, Heather.

Those include adding railings and making certain rooms more accessible for Kutsch, Heather said.