The young deaths in Oakfield will not be forgotten thanks to Shanda Mabon and the Jarvella family that has worked to team up with TopLine Shirt Company to bring memorial merchandise to friends family and the Genesee County community.
Shanda Mabon, whose sister Amanda Mabon was killed in a car accident about three years ago, organized the ordering of wristbands for Josh Durham, Matt Ware and Allyson Galens. The purple wristbands will say "Live, Laugh, Love" and will have hearts as well as each of the three names.
The Jarvella family, friends of Justin Dickes, contacted TopLine to have shirts made up for his family.
"The proceeds will go to his father to help him cover his (funeral) costs," says Angela Jarvella. The shirts will have his initials "JD" and a cross on the front as well as his name and a guitar, which was one of his passions, on the back.
"It's something we really wanted to help with," says Tim Walton, owner of TopLine. "This has been a tragedy for the families and community and we are glad we could help in whatever way we can at this time"
Mabon has already sold over 200 wristbands and is waiting for another order to come in within the next two weeks. The shirts can be pre-ordered this week by contacting a member of the Jarvella family or TopLine at 585-219-4311. Both the bands and shirts will be available for purchase inside TopLine Shirt Company at 214 E. Main St. in Batavia.
The bands are available for $2 and the shirts are available for $10. Proceeds from the sales benefit the families of the crash victims.
Mabon also has other ideas she is planning to benefit the families. If anyone is interested in helping her with any events you can contact her at shandamabon@hotmail.com.
It's great to see people in
It's great to see people in the community coming together for something like this! It's so sad when a parent has to bury their child. Glad there are close friends and businesses willing to set benefits up like this.