Morgan City resident Angela Bowman, one of the 2010 Bright Light Foundation recipients, receives a check for $22,000 to help with her recovery from a 2009 all-terrain vehicle accident. Bowman and her family have joined the efforts of the Boo Bonner Benefit for the Bright Light Foundation. The Bright Light Foundation assists those in the oil field industry who have suffered catastrophic illnesses.
The event, which will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., has been held annually since 2008 to benefit the Bright Light Foundation. The Bright Light Foundation provides financial assistance to those in the oil field indus-try that have experienced catastrophic illness.
The late Boo Bonner, an oil field communications sales-man from Morgan City, first volunteered for BLF and later was the recipient of its funds during his battle with cancer.
He died on March 3, 2008, but one of his dying wishes was to help the BLF.
To honor Bonner on his birthday as well as benefit to the BLF, his family and friends held its first benefit on Aug. 22, 2008, just five months after his death. The event raised $25,000.
In 2009, the event raised $18,000, while in 2010, the Boo Bonner Benefit gave a $30,000 check to the BLF.
For Friday’s event, Déjà Vu will provide entertain-ment, while Bonner’s cousins and friends, Raymond Mi-chel, Paul Michel and Paul Cheramie will prepare jam-balaya dinners, which will be sold for $5.
A silent auction also will be held, while an eight-day, seven-night stay at Lake-town Wharf in Panama City Beach, Fla., will be raffled. Raffle tickets are $5.
For more information about Friday’s event as well as to inform the organization about anyone needing assis-tance, call Kelly Marcantel (397-2960) or Kaye Bonner (519-5157).
Donations can be mailed to The Boo Bonner Benefit for the Bright Light Foundation, 129 Headland Street, Morgan City, LA 70380.
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