Maddy Loftus Memorial benefit is Aug. 27

The first annual benefit for the Maddy Loftus Memorial Scholarship Fund will be held Saturday, Aug. 27, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Rochester Event Center (7333 Airport View Drive SW).

Loftus was a 2007 graduate from Saint Mary’s University who died Feb. 12, 2009, in the tragic plane crash of Flight 3407 in Buffalo, N.Y. The fundraiser will include a silent auction, games, food and drinks and live entertainment.

The silent auction will be held from 6-9:30 p.m., to be followed by live entertainment provided by The Dweebs.

Tickets are $15 each. The Maddy Loftus Memorial Scholarship Fund was set up by Maddy’s family to honor their daughter and support dreams of high school athletes who want to go to college. Each year, the scholarship will be given to a student athlete to help him or her fulfill the dream of playing college athletics and earning a degree.

For more information or to donate to the scholarship, go to www.joshthegeek.com/maddy.

A Facebook link can also be found at www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=135123766511697.