WITHAMSVILLE, Ohio (WKRC) - The first benefit for The Kinley Sexton Foundation is happening Sunday afternoon at Jimmy B’s Bar and Grill. Kinley was six-years-old when she died from DIPG, a rare, incurable form of brain cancer, in May.
The benefit features live and silent auction items, raffles, split-the-pot and live music with food and drinks.
Money raised from the event will support the foundation’s fight for a DIPG cure.
“Finding a cure for DIPG is where your money should go when you’ve got a cancer that has a zero-percent success rate,” Bryan Sexton, Kinley’s dad, said. “That means every parent right now is getting the news after diagnosis that their child will not make it. It’s ridiculous.”
Kinley’s parents, Bryan and Ashley, are committed to continuing their daughters legacy.
“From the day that she was born, I mean she was a spitfire and she was just so special,” Ashley said. “We kind of hung on that throughout her entire journey that she would be the one to make a difference with this disease and even though she’s no longer with us, I feel like she can still back us to make sure she can still be the difference for the disease.”
The foundation will work with The Cure Starts Now for awareness and funding research but will also support causes loved by Kinley.
That includes helping families with children currently battling the deadly disease, creating a scholarship in Kinley’s name for those interested in work relating to animals.
“Kin loved animals,” Ashley said.
They also hope to support animal shelters and place buddy benches in local schools.
The benefit will run throughout the afternoon and evening Sunday.
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