A free will donation meal is being held for Brooke Fecht this Sunday (December 8) from Noon until 3 PM at the Custer County Fairgrounds.
Since having knee surgery, the 16-year-old has been on quite the medical journey; one that has included more time in and out of hospitals than anyone wants to face. Now, she has been told that she could need a full knee replacement, which would prevent the sports-loving teen from doing what she loves.
Julie Toline with the local chapter of the Lions Club spoke with KCNI/KBBN about Brooke, who is the daughter of Chas and Trent Fecht. She said the whole family is very connected in the community and that the Lions wanted to rally the community for them.
“The doctors here are telling them that she needs to have a knee replacement, which would mean that she couldn’t play sports at all, it would be no impact at all. So we’re trying to raise money for them because there’s a specialist in Florida and one in California that they recommend that she go see to see if there’s another alternative. So that’s why we’re raising these funds, for their travel,” said Toline.
Sunday’s free will donation meal will also feature a silent auction with a variety of items ranging from hundreds of dollars in gift cards, to gift baskets and more. A raffle will be held for a Black Rain Ordinance AR-10 .308 and mags (Donated by Markham Construction). Organizers have informed Central Nebraska’s Sports Source that all gun raffle tickets have been sold.
Toline encouraged those who would like to donate to the silent auction to give her a call at 402-677-9323. She added that an account has been set up at Custer Federal State Bank for those who can’t attend.
