Country swing dance support’s recovering student.
Utah State University’s College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences will be sponsoring a night of country swing dancing on Friday at 9 p.m. in the Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom.
The event is a fundraiser for Dallin Wengert, a CAAS student recovering from a car accident in May in which he sustained critical head and internal injuries.
“He was hit by an oncoming car while turning into the farm for work that night,” said event coordinator Heidi King. “His condition was grave. It was believed he would not make it.”
The event will be free but CAAS is asking for a two-dollar donation from attendees. Proceeds will go to Wengert and his wife Amy, who is currently pregnant with the couple’s first child.
“Dallin has made an amazing recovery but still has a long way to go,” King said. “He is still struggling with short-term memory loss and amnesia. He also doing speech and occupational rehabilitation in Arizona.”
CAAS will be sponsoring a raffle at the event and is also organizing a benefit concert for the coming year.
“The hope is that fellow classmates and the community will come together and help support Dallin and his family,” said CAAS council president Beth Jensen. “This gives everyone a chance to come have a fun night and give back.”
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