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Trivia night held to support purchase of wheelchair for Boy Scout

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Rally 4 Robby Trivia Night –  an event to benefit the purchase of a special track-style wheelchair to help a local Boy Scout, Robby Fisher, access his backyard and basement, as well as make it easier to participate in Boy Scout activities and camps with his Special Needs Boy Scout Troop 724 – will be held Friday at the Affton Elks Lodge #2635, 6330 Heege Road.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and trivia will begin at 7 p.m.

The event will feature over 50 raffle items, a 50/50 raffle, free soft drinks and a cash bar. In advance, tickets cost $20 per person or $200 per table for groups of eight to 10. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door for $25 per person. To purchase tickets in advance, text 314-941-0922.

According to a SpotFund set up for Fisher, the Boy Scout camp he attends has an accessible campsite, but the rest of the camp is not accessible. In his second year of attending the camp, he was able to use a ‘Trackchair’ that allowed him more freedom to earn merit badges and even go fishing at the camp’s lake.

“Robby has a huge love for camping and hiking throughout the year and not just at Summer Camp,” the SpotFund stated. “He really needs his own Trackchair to be able to meet his goals for Eagle Scout.”

The chair would also make it easier for Fisher to access his backyard and basement at his home. Currently, whenever there is storm, Fisher and his family have to drive to Des Peres to an underground parking garage for safety, since they cannot access the basement.