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Sprayberry Chick-Fil-A Lidiane Carmo Fundraiser
The fundraiser is to benefit 15-year-old Lidiane Carmo who is still hospitalized in Florida following a Sunday morning multiple-vehicle pileup on Interstate 75 south of Gainesville that claimed the lives of her father, mother, and sister Leticia, 17.
The Northeast Cobb community has embraced the victims of last Sunday's despite a litany of immigration and financial issues that has grown around the Carmo family.
at the in honor of the three Carmo family members who perished, and the surviving daughter who remains in critical condition.
Sabrina Webster, a Sprayberry mother, has rallied the community for a Friday fundraiser to benefit Lidiane Carmo who is permitted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remain in the U.S. despite an expired visa.
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In an all-day fundraiser on Monday, will donate 10 percent back to the Bank of America fund set up to pay Carmo's medical expenses and the burial of her family.
Chick-Fil-A customers are asked to place receipts in specially marked boxes on the counter or at the drive-through window.
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Cash donations will also be accepted.
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