“It was a wonderful family day in the park!” said Laura Williams, event organizer and Bryan’s grandmother. There were performances by Pickin’ ‘n’ Ginnin’ and Up “4” Grabs and good old country blue grass music with Huckleberry Blue.
| Bryan's Benefit Country Concert in the Park Raises $3000 for the CARES Foundation | ||
| On Saturday, September 16, 2006, around 600 people ranging in age from newborns to some in their nineties stopped by Mt. Victory Park in Mt. Victory, Ohio, raising over $3,000 for CARES. | ||
| When Bryan Arnold of Mt. Victory was born on October 11, 2005, he was an apparently perfectly healthy little boy. A newborn screening test showed shortly after Bryan was born that he was anything but healthy and in need of urgent medical attention. He was diagnosed with Salt-Wasting CAH. | ||
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| Bryan Arnold, 11 months, hamming it up with his grandmother's friends, Carol and David Reece at Bryan's Benefit Country Concert in the Park. Bryan's grandmother, Laura Williams, organized the event. | ||
| Bryan's family organized “Bryan’s Benefit Country Concert in the Park” to increase awareness of and raise funds for CARES.
“It was a wonderful family day in the park!” said Laura Williams, event organizer and Bryan’s grandmother. There were performances by Pickin’ ‘n’ Ginnin’ and Up “4” Grabs and good old country blue grass music with Huckleberry Blue. | ||
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| Huckleberry Blue | ||
| There were four soccer games going on, a Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament in which 80 people participated, a walk-a-thon put on by local school children, a bake sale, raffles and a silent auction. “The biggest hit of the day, however, was the hotdog eating contest!” exclaimed Williams. | ||
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| (l-r) Bryan Arnold's grandfather, Russ Williams, David Reece, Uncle Terry Williams, Austin Buroker, Grandmother Laura Williams and Mother Alicia Meddles chow down for a cure in a hot dog eating contest. | ||