DAELANI’S DAY RAISES $4,600

The parking lot of Brutus Seafood Restaurant became a mini carnival ground on Jan. 28 as the Marathon eatery hosted a benefit in support of local teenager Daelani Holmes and her family. After suffering from prolonged repeated headaches, the resilient young lady was rushed to Miami on Christmas Eve for emergency brain surgery when a CT scan showed a 6.5-centimeter cyst had developed on her brain as a complication from a prior sinus infection. By the end of the day, the carnival netted more than $4,600 through donations, food purchases and raffles to help offset the family’s medical expenses.

ALEX RICKERT/Keys Weekly

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