Former Girard native, now living in Columbus, KS, Jason Johnson, his wife Lorie and their children Brayden and Brylie have been oversees for nearly 1 month for extensive medical treatments for Brayden, 7 years old. As you can imagine, they have incurred a lot of medical expenses and we are asking for your help. The Columbus fireman have scheduled a benefit for the family Friday, May 16th. They are serving lunch from 11am-1pm and dinner from 4pm-7pm. In addition to the meals, they have received an out pour of sports memorabilia and apparel from Notre Dame, KC Chiefs, KC Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, PSU, OSU, and MSU, just to name a few, along with numerous gift certificates. I have attached pictures of some of the Norte Dame auction/raffle items (please refer to the enclosed flyer for a list of items). A silent auction and raffle drawing will be held in Columbus from 11am-7pm (need not to be present to win). We would like to get Girard involved and show our support! Jason attended schools here and worked in the area until relocating to Columbus to help run a family owned business. Please forward this email on to your friends and family to help support this benefit. I understand the meals may not be convenient for a lot of Girard community members, but we will be selling raffle tickets for the donated items and you can participate in the silent action through a phone number provided (please see attached flyer). Please feel free to print the flyer and distribute.
 
If you would like to make a donation or purchase raffle tickets, please let me know. Also if you would like to mail a donation, please send it to
 
Labette Bank
Brayden Johnson Fund
Jct 400 & 7 Hwys
Cherokee, KS 66724
 
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you for your support Girard!
 
Lori Johnson
620-238-1046Calling all Girard Community Members: