(Adair, Iowa) — The community of Adair is coming together this weekend, to honor a teenager who was seriously hurt in a crash. Jaya Fever suffered a traumatic brain injury in a crash in December of 2022. Jay’s father, and Pastor of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Adair, Kyle Fever, talked about Jaya’s accident, which happened as she was on her way to school.

Her brain injury affected everything about her, Kyle said. She came home in June following rehabilitation.

He says she still has a long journey ahead, with at least two-years ahead of ongoing therapy.

The Community of Adair is putting on a benefit for her at 4:30-p.m. Saturday, Feb.3^rd, at the Adair Fire Hall. The purpose is to help defray the cost of Jaya’s ongoing treatment The event – sponsored by the Adair Fire Department and the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – begins with a free-will donation meal, followed by a silent auction that includes NFL items, such as signed footballs, mini-helmets, and photographs featuring Brock Purdy, Patrick Mahomes and George Kittle, to name a few.

Sharon Anderson is helping to coordinate the benefit. She says carry-out meals can be purchased when the doors open at 4:30-p.m, Saturday.

Special guest at the event is Steele McLaren, who has made remarkable progress in recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury he suffered in after falling off a truck on the way home from a hunting trip in 2020, and has a message to share.  There will also entertainment.

While the silent auction runs from 4:30-to 7:30-p.m. The live auction starts at 6:30-p.m.

Sharon’s son works for the Minnesota Vikings as their Chief Communications Officer. He helped to acquire autographed memorabilia from six NFL teams.

She said when the teams learned about Jaya’s story from Sharon’s son, they didn’t hesitate to graciously respond with the items up for auction. To see the latest list of items up for auction, go to the Good Shepherd Adair, IA Facebook page. To donate items or to offer monetary contributions, call 641-740-0553.