Arvada Brewery Raises Money For 4-Year-Old With Leukemia

ARVADA, CO — An Arvada brewery held a fundraiser Saturday for a young boy with leukemia.

Odyssey Beerwerks, at 5535 W 56th Ave, hosted the Porters for Porter Fundraiser in support of 4-year-old Porter Johnson, who was diagnosed with cancer when he was only two years old.

Porter has about a year of chemotherapy left, and requires daily hospital visits and constant medical costs, which are a strain on his family.

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Community members have raised more than $5,000 in a GoFundMe page launched to support the 4-year-old in his battle with cancer.

Odyssey Beerwerks raised about $2,300 Saturday through funds donated in the taproom and through a silent auction.

Funds have also been raised through a Facebook page dedicated to Porter's recovery.

"Everyone has been amazing, it's been a long road but rather than focus on the things we have lost and what might have been- we look forward to what we have gained," Porter's family posted on the page. "All the people that have come through for us, friends that have carried us when we couldn't, complete strangers that have just embraced our family. Thank you all so much."

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