A benefit fundraiser for two young girls seriously injured in a car accident two weeks ago will be held at Say Cheese Pizza in Mount Shasta Monday, April 2.

A portion of all in-house sales between 5 and 9 p.m. will be donated to the benefit for Ashlynn and Alexis Myrtle account at PremierWest Bank.

Alexis, age 4, suffered a severe head injury in the March 16 accident, and underwent surgery to repair her right eye. She is recovering well but is having some problems coming to terms with the traumatic incident, said Becky Gordon, a family friend who set up the PremierWest community fund.

Ashlynn, 3, suffered a spinal cord injury and is paralyzed from the waist down. Shes now getting used to her wheelchair, said Gordon.

She loves being in it. Shes learning how to use it... its a little hard, because her arms are so short, but shes working on her upper body strength, Gordon said, adding Ashlynn is resilient and "always has a smile on her face."

Ashlynn and Alexis recently moved from Mount Shasta to Redding with their mother, Amanda Pevehouse. They previously attended Chestnut Preschool in Mount Shasta.

The girls were improperly restrained in the back seat of their fathers car when it drifted off the road and hit a concrete bridge abutment in Cottonwood on the evening of March 16, according to the California Highway Patrol. Their father, Nicolaas Myrtle, pleaded not guilty last week to felony DUI and two counts of child endangerment.

While Alexis is recovering at Mercy Medical Center Redding, Ashlynn was transferred to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, where shes getting specialized care for pediatric spinal injuries.

Pevehouse, who has full custody of the girls, has been traveling back and forth between Redding and San Jose to be with both her daughters.

Donations for the family of Ashlynn and Alexis can be made at any PremierWest Bank branch. The account number is 68016754. Donations can also be made the night of the benefit at Say Cheese in a donation jar at the front counter.

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