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Fundraiser set for Montgomery County victims of wildfires

Concerned neighbors, friends and complete strangers are banding together this weekend to help Montgomery County residents who lost property and homes – but not hope – in the recent wild fires.

A special fundraiser featuring food, music and activities to help Montgomery County victims of the Magnolia area wildfires who lost homes and property will take place from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Fajita Jacks, located at 15949 Texas 105 in Montgomery.

“The response from local residents, businesses and even high school students wanting to help has been impressive,” said Bill Metzger, a Montgomery High School teacher helping to organize the benefit event. “Everyone is pulling together to help these people who are our neighbors – because that’s what Texans do.”

The event features live entertainment provided by the Edison Freeman Project, Cadillac Blues Band, Josh Ward and Cassidy Hurst, as well as karaoke, games, a car wash, dunking booth with teachers from Montgomery area schools, hair painting, balloon art, moonwalk and silent auctions.

“We’re working with the Montgomery Fire Department to identify local families impacted by the recent wild fires,” said Metzger. “Our goal is do as much as we can to help victims who have lost so much.”

Dicksie Brazenec whose doublewide mobile home in West Montgomery County was destroyed by fire is grateful for the support.

“It’s a Texas thing for neighbors to step up in times of need,” she said. “It’s a humbling experience.”

Brazenec and the five members of her extended family that had lived in the home for six years were evacuated by officials the Tuesday after Labor Day, but allowed to return the following day.

“On Thursday I called my 14-year-old daughter from work and she said the place was surrounded by smoke,” said Brazenec. “We had to get out without time to get pets, belongings or anything.”

While in a Red Cross shelter at the Methodist Church on FM 1488, Brazenec learned her home had been consumed by fire and was a total loss. Neighbors were able to save her horses, but one dog and four cats are missing and presumed lost.

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