It's always tough to hear that a young member of the community is ill, especially when that illness is a brain tumor and the community member is just in fifth grade. And, yet, on the other side of that coin it is heart warming to see how a community rallies around that fifth grader and her family.
Excerpt: To show the school and community support Gross and her family, the Leland volleyball team hosted what they called a "Dig Abby" night Tuesday. Pink T-shirts with a picture of Abby on the front and saying "Dig Abby" were sold throughout the night. Coach Laurie Glass, along with assistant coaches Beth Osorio, Jane Lang and Travis Baker, organized the raffle of prizes ranging from items donated by local businesses to a volleyball signed by all of the current members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball team, including Alisha Glass, a Leland alumnus and daughter of Coach Glass.
"The community raised over $10,000 last night. The response we got from the community, from the businesses, was wonderful," Glass said.
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Source: Leelanau Enterprise
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