By Gary Nager
Although we, unfortunately, were unable to attend, I wanted to give kudos to Peabody’s Billiards & Games and Busch Gardens for hosting an outstanding event on September 29 to help Billy Edwards, a Busch Gardens employee stricken with late-stage pancreatic and liver cancer.
The event, which was actually put on by the folks from Busch Gardens, featured a $10 cover donation to enter, plus silent auctions and a 50-50 drawing and manager Moe Amer of Peabody’s says that more than 150 people were on hand to help raise more than $4,000 to help Billy, who is facing several rounds of major chemotherapy treatments in an effort to eradicate two of the deadliest forms of cancer from his body.
Among the performers at the “Benefit for Billy” was the Deacon Blues, the local band which is no stranger to such benefit events. Almost exactly a year ago, Peabody’s hosted a similar event to benefit another Busch Gardens employee, Marlana Lacivita, who we heard was on hand at the Benefit for Billy and looking so much healthier. We wish the same results for Billy. The photos on this page were provided to us by Busch Gardens.
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