Do it for Mikie!

The Bayou La Batre community is coming together this weekend, to give an eleven year old boy, named Mikie Johnson, a way to get around better. He has muscular dystrophy and is wheelchair bound. Most of the time, Mikie has to rely on his mom for mobility. She lifts him out of the car, and has to push his wheelchair because the muscles in his arms are too weak. The muscles in his body are slowly breaking down.

Mikie has an electric wheelchair, but he can't use it much. His family has no way to transport the 300 pound machine. It's too heavy to transport without a special van. He only can use it at school because a bus picks him up from home.

The Bayou La Batre community is planning a fundraiser this Saturday to help Mikie's family purchase a van for his electric wheelchair. His grandmother, Mary Johnson, appreciates what the community is doing. "The community always come together when there is a need. It doesn't matter. Anybody that has difficulty, or has a hard time, they come together for."

Mikie's mom, Tracy, is speechless at what friends and family are doing. "I would appreciate any help people have for us... for Mikie."

The "Do it for Mikie" fundraiser is this Saturday, October 31st beginning at noon, at Patricia's River Club at 10892 Dauphin Island Parkway. There will be food, music and raffles.