Falcon High School hosts benefit concert for 5-year-old with Wilms tumor
UPDATE: Due to weather and safety concerns, this event has been rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 25. Times and locations have not changed
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - A 5-year-old little girl is being celebrated in a night of festivities, and the funds will go towards her treatment costs.
According to her mom, Penny was diagnosed with Wilms tumor, which is cancer in the kidneys, last April. The Children's Hospital says 75% of cases occur in kids below the age of 5.
Penny's mom says a local high school student, Brinklee Ruiz, decided she wanted to use her love of dance to help Penny.
Ruiz has orchestrated a benefit concert for Penny this Saturday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Falcon High School. The event will have a dance concert, bake sale, and a silent auction.
Tickets are $6 with proceeds going towards Penny's treatment costs and upcoming hernia surgery.
"She was so sick and malnourished," said Penny's mom, Bonnie Minnillo. "We just found out that she will need this [procedure] in the next month or two."
Her mom says a portion of the money will also go towards Bella Terra Farms, which specializes in animal therapy. Minnillo says they visited themselves some months ago.
