Friends are rallying around a fundraiser to help cover expenses for two members of the Pike/Pine business community battling health challenges.

A fundraiser has been set up to help Ray Ochs and Rick Jones as the couple behind E Pike fashion boutique Sergius & Bacchus have struggled to keep up with around $10,000 in unplanned medical expenses:

“We’ve been able to scrape by over the last few years relying on money we had in personal savings, which are now depleted,” the couple writes.

So far, friends have raised more than $6,000 to help.

CHS reported here on the spring 2023 opening of Sergius & Bacchus, named for the Roman soldiers who are also symbols of gay love. “We’re giving people a safe space where they can come in and be their authentic selves.” Jones said about the shop at its opening.

Sergius & Bacchus is located at 1205 E Pike. Learn more at sergiusandbacchus.com.

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