Barnesville Community Comes Together to Support Cancer Patient
A dinner benefit will take place later this month in Barnesville to support a resident with cancer.
The cancer benefit dinner for Jay Lucas will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Barnesville Elks Lodge. Dinner will be served until 6 p.m. or until sold out.
Dinner tickets can be purchased in advance or at the benefit for $15 per ticket. The dinner will be by Two StackBar-B-Que, with a choice of chicken or pulled pork, along with two sides. Desserts and soda and water will be available for purchase along with a cash bar.
Dinner tickets can be purchased by contacting:
Leslie Daughtery at 740-238-2329
Trista Wehr at 740-338-9006
Stephanie Miller at 740-359-2336
Denise Starr at 740-238-1101
The event will have a Chinese auction, 50/50 drawing, Texas Hold-Em’ tournament and auction. The Texas Hold-Em’ tournament will start at 6 p.m. with a $40 buy-in with $10 of the buy-in going toward the benefit. Additionally, The Ohio State football game will be televised.
Doctors diagnosed Lucas with stage 3 Colorectal Cancer in 2022. He went through radiation, chemotherapy and surgery and was cancer free for two years. Jay was diagnosed with stage 4 Colorectal Cancer that metastasized to his left lung and lymph nodes at his two-year check up. He is now currently going through chemotherapy. Due to the side effects, Jay is no longer working.
All proceeds from the benefit will go toward medical expenses.
Barnesville Area News Needs Your Support!
We're dedicated to providing coverage of the local happenings in Barnesville and the neighboring communities.
As a non-profit entity, we rely on the donations of readers like you.
Make a donation today and you'll be helping keep local news alive in the Barnesville area.