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Show Brayden Seymour Fund established by officers By GARY R. BLODGETT Police officers from several law enforcement agencies in Davis County reached deep into their pockets last week and came up with $1,250 for the Brayden Seymour Benefit Fund. Large donations were collected from police officers and city employees em-ployees throughout Davis County, including the South Davis Ambulance Ambu-lance Association, Bountiful Police Officers Association, Davis County Sheriffs Department as well as other law enforcement agencies. Bountiful City Employees Association Asso-ciation and Centerville Employees Association also donated large amounts, according to Patrolman Brad Jensen, newly elected president presi-dent of the Davis County Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, which is spearheading the police J M MJI-UiJUMI!' MIII1JI1 1 I Hl-ll lL- fund drive. Law enforcement officers have donated from their own funds and their donation was matched by the Fraternal Order of Police. The check for $1,250 was presented to the Brayden Seymour Benefit Fund at a benefit dance held Friday night at Bountiful High School. Sheriff Deputies David Harris and Brian Weese responded to a radio plea by KCPX for donations and "got the ball rolling" through the police agencies. Little Brayden Seymour is a 10-month-old Kaysville youngster who is "on the waiting list" to receive re-ceive a new liver as soon as a suitable suit-able donor is located. Kaysville resident Dan Hogan, chairman of the drive, said the average av-erage cost for a new liver transplant trans-plant is about $100,000 which does not include special medication needed by the patient throughout his life. |