Benefit Dinner Set to Help Child Fight Brain Tumor

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is partnering with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and Shealy’s BBQ for a wildlife benefit dinner to help with medical expenses of a 10-year-old fighting a brain tumor.  

Wyatt Boatwright, 10, was diagnosed with a brain tumor last December has undergone brain surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said.

The dinner will start at 6 p.m. Oct. 6, at T & S Farms, 3500 Pond Branch Road, Leesville. All proceeds from the event, which includes a live and silent auction and archery for children, will go towards medical expenses.

Tickets are $20 per person and $30 per couple. To purchase tickets, contact Sgt. Sam Gunter at (803) 609-7203 or email sgunter@lcsd.sc.gov.