Q2-2024- Brandon Veite of Bradford, PA

In early 2024 we heard the story of 25-year-old Brandon Veite of Bradford, PA and were immediately drawn to it. Brandon was in the midst of a nearly 3-year battle with cancer when we first heard his story. Brandon was fighting a rare form of leukemia and was an inspiration to all those around him with his positive attitude and continuous fighting spirit. We reached out to Brandon’s family in early June while he was hospitalized at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh to see how we could help. Even though the doctors were not optimistic, Brandon continued to fight and never give up. After his release home in early July, we were in the early stages of the process of helping construct a wheelchair ramp at Brandon’s home in Bradford so he could enjoy a better quality of life in his remaining time. Sadly, he passed away July 5th, 2024. We are honored to be able to still aid Brandon’s family after his passing and were able to cover nearly 25% of his funeral expenses. The financial strain on Brandon’s family has been extensive, but the community of Bradford and beyond has rallied to support them over the past 3 years and we are honored to be able to help in a small way. Brandon leaves behind two young daughters. The family is still very much in need of assistance, if you would like to support his family directly you can visit their Go Fund me page or you can donate through the Better Together website using the one-time donation tab and check the “in memory” box and select Brandon Veite as the name and we will route your donations to support his family. https://www.gofundme.com/f/brandons-fight-with-leukemia?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3kg_zIOBE2kMaPvVb2axAF2X8-1GFfhk-sQKVwpe_AKbYbPogI3MVT8jQ_aem_erpAAhhUhdvcFRyR6u4-Fw