Regional businesses and individuals have “picked up a paint brush” to support local artist Pamela Creamer in her debilitating and expensive battle with Lyme disease. To date, more than $17,000 in donated items have been raised for “Pam’s Quest for Healing.” 

The mission is to raise awareness about the serious effects of Lyme disease, help a community member inflicted with the disease and help in the efforts to find a cure for the future health of our children. 

Raffle tickets are on sale now until the fundraiser grand finale event on Sunday, Oct. 14 at The World is Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor. Raffle items include: a $2,400 interior design room makeover; a week stay at a Cottage in Boothbay Harbor; an eight-hour winery tour for eight by All Aboard Trolley; three nights at a mountainside home in Jackson, N.H.; and so much more. For a complete list of raffle and live auction items, visit www.pickupapaintbrush.com.

Event tickets are $20 and include dinner and a live auction. Raffle tickets and event tickets are available at Calypso, On Board Fabrics, COCO VIVO, Casual Interiors and Boothbay Harbor Framers and Gallery. 

For information, contact Molly Hutchins at On Board Fabrics.