Former Hooker, Ok resident and teacher/coach Alan Packard of Walsh, Colorado, suffered a serious spinal injury in September. Packard is now a patient at the Craig Hospital in Englewood, Co.

A fundraiser for the Packard family has been arranged through the generosity of Pizza Hut in Liberal for October 18, 2012 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the east Highway 54 location only. Benefit forms need to be obtained in advance and then presented to the East Pizza Hut at the time that patrons pay for their meal. Ten percent of the cost of your meal will be donated toward Alan’s medical expenses.

To obtain a form, contact Nancy Kletecka at 806-339-2737 or pick up forms from Destinee Hoffman, Samantha Sherman, the Hooker Advance and other locations in the town of Hooker. Notes and cards with well wishes may be sent to the Packard family at: Room 316, Craig Hospital, 3425 S. Clarkson Street, Englewood, CO 80113.