Islander publisher Bonner Joy and Sean Murphy and Susan Timmins, owners of the Doctor’s Office and Doctor’s Garden, will cohost a fundraiser 3-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, for Holmes Beach Commissioner Pat Morton at the Doctor’s Garden, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach.
Everyone is welcome.
Plans include a raffle of a variety of fun, drinkable, foodie and specialty baskets. Providing baskets for the raffle are the city of Holmes Beach, HBPD, Waste Pro, Anna Maria Island Privateers, Ace Hardware of Holmes Beach, the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, cities of Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria and more to come.
Light bites and libations will be served.
The Islander also has organized a GoFundMe campaign to help Morton, who was injured in a traffic collision Jan. 25 outside Ace Hardware, 3352 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.
Morton was walking to the store, where he is employed, when a motorist in a pickup truck ran a stop sign and struck him.
Morton was hospitalized, suffering a chipped vertebra, fractured pelvis and kidney damage.
Now the commissioner, who had been the primary caretaker for his wife, needs help caring for his wife and with living expenses while he’s out of work.
“Pat Morton is always happy and willing to contribute to the community, so if you are able, please, chip in to give him some peace of mind during this stressful time,” Lisa Williams, GoFundMe organizer for The Islander wrote on the fundraising page.
For more, go to “Please, help — Unexpected home care and expenses” on gofundme.com or call The Islander at 941-778-7978.
