Soup dinner benefiting Breckinridge County man Friday night

Angel Carman says she has known Breckinridge County’s Braxton Criss’s grandparents Ruth and Gary Brown for years, and she says Braxton is the most cheerful and humble 18-year-old she has ever met.

“I go to the grocery store once or twice a week and there was not a time that I would go in there  when he was working that we didn’t carry on a conversation,” Carman said. “He would ask me how I was and it’s always ‘ma’am.’ He’s so polite, and he always asks about my grandson. Braxton’s just a wonderful, wonderful young man. He’s so strong in his faith and you just don’t see that nowadays. Not many 18-year-old boys are like Braxton.”

Criss was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, and to help Criss and his family cover medical and daily expenses Carman helped organize a soup dinner fundraiser which will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Hardinsburg Elementary School cafeteria.

“We’re going to have a chili and soup supper benefit fundraiser for Braxton,” Carman said. “We’ll offer vegetable soup, and we’ll not have any meat in it because there’s so many people who have Alpha Gal now. We’ll also have chili. We’ll have a choice of hot dog, grilled cheese, and peanut butter sandwiches. Coke or water. Adults are $8. Children are going to be $5. We’re also having a silent cake auction. As of right now, I think I’ve got about 18 cakes donated.”

All proceeds benefit Criss. All are welcome to attend.

“Dine in, carry out, and we’re also going to do deliveries within like five or six miles,” Carman said. “The number for deliveries is 270-668-79060, and I think we’re going to start delivering maybe after 5. We are going to be able to take debit credit cards or cash.”

Hardinsburg Elementary School is located at 1340 East U.S. 60 in Hardinsburg.