A fundraiser to support those affected by Crohn’s disease
and Colitis will be held Sunday, Dec. 16 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Tinker’s
Guild, 78 Franklin St. in Auburn, N.Y. All proceeds from the event will be
 
donated to research efforts by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of
America.
 
 
The event is hosted by two young professionals, Kate Pinckney and Maggie
Gotch, who work at the same company in Syracuse, N.Y. Both Pinckney and
Gotch’s sisters are battling with Crohn’s disease. Abigail Gotch, 22, from
Syracuse, N.Y., and Colleen Pinckney, 25, from Auburn, N.Y. have been
fighting the disease since they were both diagnosed at a very young age.
Since diagnosis, both girls have had many surgeries and have been in and
out of the hospital numerous times each year.