Join the fun: Make-A-Wish band jam to support local boy’s dream trip to Lego Land

Cape Girardeau Eagles Aerie No. 3775 will be holding a Make-A-Wish band jam for a local child Saturday, Feb. 1, at 321 N. Spring Ave., to raise money for Elijah’s wish trip to Lego Land in California.

Elijah is a 12-year-old boy from Cape Girardeau with a heart condition, who is the most happy when he is building with Lego bricks and playing games with his mom, Dominique. She describes him as cool and creative, saying Elijah likes to run around and get exercise, play his PS3 and collect comic books.

“Elijah was diagnosed at three years old, and his medical journey has been like the four seasons. We change like the seasons not sure what the future holds. His wish experience will allow us to have an experience that is untarnished. We are in need of a positive experience,” Dominique stated on a flyer.

The event will have a $5 donation admission with all the money going to Make-A-Wish. The fun will start at noon with a Lego contest and continue until 3 p.m. There will be a dart tournament starting at 2 p.m., with sign-ups at 1 p.m. The tournament will be a blind draw for $15 each, and $5 will go to Make-A-Wish. A cornhole tournament also will start at 2 p.m., with sign-ups at 1 p.m. This is also a blind draw for $10, with prizes going to the top three places.

A meal of pork steak or chicken leg quarters with hashbrown casserole, baked beans and slaw will be available at 6 p.m. for $15, as well as a sweet area to buy from for $5. Basket raffles and others such as the liquor wagon raffle will have drawings until 8 p.m.

There will be a band lineup from 2 to 10 p.m. in both the banquet hall and the social room. In the banquet hall, the Sam Hadel Band will perform from 3 to 4:30 p.m., followed by the Modeans from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and then Ivas John from 7 to 10 p.m. The social room will see Hodo perform from 2 to 3:30 p.m., the Bruce Zimmerman Band from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and finally Calley and Kevin from 6 to 9 p.m.

For more information about how to sponsor, donate or general questions, contact event chairwoman Pam Boyd at (573) 979-2218.