Bennett Boyles (Photo courtesy Konni Smith)
Bennett suited up for Coupeville’s SWISH hoops squad. (Photo courtesy Pat Kelley)
One of Coupevill’s youngest athletic stars needs a helping hand from his community.
Bennett Boyles, a member of the town’s 6th grade SWISH basketball team, is battling autoimmune encephalitis, and his teachers at the Ebey Academy are conducting fundraisers to help with his medical expenses.
The Academy is hosting two “Parents Night Out” events Apr. 30 and May 21, where people can drop their children and a donation off and have an evening to themselves, knowing their progeny will be well looked after.
They are also planning a book sale and a garage sale.
Donations are accepted 24/7, and you don’t have to have children, or drop them off, to help Boyles and his family.
Bennett, whose mom Lucienne and aunt Cara both attended Coupeville schools, has spent all 11 years of his life here, brightening the lives of those around him.
Autoimmune encephalitis, which was first diagnosed in 2005, is a disease in which the immune system attacks the brain.
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