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Lexington Cow Bingo to Benefit Charles Nance

Charles Nance, a local resident of Lexington, North Carolina, who desperately needs help for a liver transplant operation to save his life, is the main benificiary for the cow bingo game that will be held on Thursday evening.

The whole concept of the bingo game and where the participant's luck depends on the gastronomical movements of a cow will begin at exactly 6:00 p.m. and will take place at North Davidson High School's football field area. The tickets for the event are priced at $10 dollars each and can be bought in the day of the said of event. The winner of the cow bingo will receive a hefty $1,000 dollars in cash prize.

According to Judy Wimmer, who is the co-chairwoman of the community committee that is helping to raise funds for Charles Nance's liver transplant operation said that they have already sold about 700 tickets for the event and they are hoping to reach their target of 1,000 tickets.

Judy Wimmer's zeal in helping Nance can be traced back to when Wimmer's own brother-in-law received a liver. He lived for two more years after that liver transplant before he died from cancer at a young age of 36 years old.

According to her, it is one way of giving back to the community from the time that they have supported her and her family when they are in the same situation. So she decided to help Charles Nance on any way that she could.

Charles Nance's name was already been placed on the patients that are in need for a liver last September with UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Charles Nance had called on his church family,the First Baptist in Welcome for help and support after learning that he needs a new liver in order to live. After that, he has not been more grateful to his church family and to others for the overwhelming support that he has recieved during his entire ordeal.

The number of years that Nance have to wait in order to acquire a new liver can take from one to two years depending on the situation. It is very fortunate that at the moment, Charles Nance is doing okay, even if he has to wait long for the transplant. According to him he just gets tired easily all the time but above that, he is doing okay.

The money that will be raised from the cow bingo will be used to pay for the remaining hospital bills of Charles Nance that his health insurance would not cover, his trips to and from the Chapel Hill and the medicines that hee needed.

Judy Wimmer says that the community committee is also planning to hold a gospel concert this coming September to help raise added funds.