Lexy Giallella of Brookline, daughter of Cherish and Randy Clark and Bob Giallella, was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma.
Lexy, 14, has a long road to recovery, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. She will be traveling to Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Hanover N.H. for treatment.
A team of members from BPOE 1499 Elks Lodge in Brattleboro are planning several fundraisers:
• On Oct. 14, a community breakfast buffet will be held at the Elks Lodge on Putney Road from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast will be $8 for adults and $4 for children. On the menu are eggs, pancakes with Vermont maple syrup, bacon, sausage, home fries, toast, juice, and coffee.
This buffet is open to all, not just Elks members.
• On Oct. 20, a benefit scramble golf tournament (shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.) will be held at the Brattleboro Country Club. The cost is $100 per person, foursomes only. A spaghetti and meatball dinner will follow at the Elks Lodge for players. For others, dinner is $10.
Call Bob Houle at 802-451-8933 with questions or to sign up. Sign up also at Elks Lodge.
• On Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m., a benefit auction will be held following dinner (chicken wings or pizza) at the Elks Lodge on Putney Road in Brattleboro. Organizers are looking for donations of goods and services from businesses and individuals for the auction.
Contact Ruth Gorham Houle 802-999-7194 or send queries to 89 Meadowbrook Rd., Brattleboro VT 05301, in care of Lexy's Fund.
For donations, make checks payable to “Cherish or Randy Clark” and send to 89 Meadowbrook Road, Brattleboro VT 05301, or to BPOE 1499, P.O, Box 8051, Brattleboro, VT 05304. Or drop off donations at the Elks Lodge on Putney Road.