Coming Together to Lend a Hand [VIDEO]

It was almost like a traditional Yankee barn raising party on Aug. 23 at , as friends of Christine Lopez came together to raise money to help her and her husband, state Rep. Seth Cohn, R-Canterbury, offset hospital bills and needed expenses after she was involved an accident on July 5.

More than 100 people enjoyed teriyaki steak tips, chicken, greens, and sweet and delightful cakes, bid on silent auction items, and kibitzed in the dining room and lounge, talking politics and their fondness for Lopez, a member of the Common Man family.

Cohn, a former Concord School Board candidate in 2005, who later moved to Canterbury, said he and Lopez were grateful for the outpouring of support the two had received since the accident.

Seen at the event were a number of state representatives as well as other supporters of Lopez and Cohn, a contingent of Ron Paul activists, former Concord City Council and School Board candidate Irena Goddard, and former Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidates John Babiarz and Rick Kahn, as well as their wives.

Lopez has written a bit about her experiences and new life adventure, as she called it, on a Facebook group page (Friends of Chris Lopez & Seth Cohn), which has nearly 300 members.