Community Corner
Bloomfield Family Featured on WPIX News
The Gasak family was featured Thursday night in a news spot. Tickets are still on sale for the Beefsteak Fundraiser on June 16th.
Bloomfield Patch has been following the progress of the Gasak family, who suffered a tragedy in 2009 when wife and mother Joanna Suchocka was run over by a car. Though she lived, she suffered profound traumatic brain injury. Suchocka's husband Andy Gasak and their two children Matthew and Klara and have been coping with living without her in their lives while attending to her difficult and complex treatment.
Since 2010, Gasak has fought a protracted court battle with her insurance company, which refused to pay for her treatment after a year. Gasak eventually lost the battle and Suchocka was transferred to her native counrty, Poland, to recieve the care that the family could not afford in the US.
Find out what's happening in Bloomfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The Gasaks' church, friends and neighbors have organized a Beefsteak Fundraiser this Saturday night to help defray some of the medical bills they face. See details below.
Tonight the Gasak family will be featured on the WPIX News at 5:00.
Find out what's happening in Bloomfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW for the 2nd Annual Beefsteak Dinner Benefitting the Joanna Suchocka Charity.
When: Saturday, June 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Where: St. Cassian School, 190 Lorraine Ave., Upper Montclair, N.J.
Tickets: $50 per person includes all-you-can-eat filet mignon, dessert, and entertainment! The event is BYOB.
Silent auction, raffles and 50/50.
For more information go to:
To read the full article about the Gasak family, click
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
