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(NewsDakota.com) Hundreds of area residents stopped at the Angry Beaver Lodge in Oakes on Sunday to show their solidarity for a family that was hurt by a great loss and the response by the community has been nothing short of incredible.

The Beaver hosted a lunch fundraiser for 18 year old Danielle Brown to help offset medical expenses, as she continues to slowly recover from a terrible car accident in late February that also took the life of her good friend, 16 year old Ashley Meyer.

When the amount of money raised during the benefit is added to the amount that area businesses have contributed, the total amount is just shy of $30,000.

Those who attended the lunch were treated to sirloin steaks, chicken strips, salads, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, and root beer floats.