Van Donated To Conshohocken Girl, 5, With Genetic Disorder

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA -- A Montgomery County nonprofit has donated a handicapped van to the family of a five-year-old girl with a rare genetic disorder.

Julianna Armstrong, of Conshohocken, was diagnosed with the disorder, which affects just 800 American children, when she was just three months old. Over the years, Julianna's family have had to lift her and her wheelchair in and out of the vehicle when they travel.

Now, thanks to the Hogs and Honey Foundation for Kids, the family has a special handicapped van that is wheelchair accessible.

The Armstrongs had raised some of the necessary money on their own, and the community pitched in too. But they were in need of more, and Hogs and Honey made it happen.

The family will be presented the keys to their new vehicle at the Norristown Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dealership this Friday.

The money used by Hogs and Honey to help the Armstrongs came from donors. It also came from awards. Founder Suzanne Gardy was awarded $5,000 in a Local Superhero Contest from Sony Pictures in June, and those funds were put towards the van.

Image via Hogs and Honey; Pictured from left to right: Sheldon Simpson, President Hogs and Honeys, Holly McArdle and Chris Armstrong, Julianna’s parents, Mary Jo Katona, Director of Grants and Scholarships, Hogs and Honeys Foundation for Kids.