CLOVIS, Calif. (FOX26) — Community members in Clovis are rallying behind a local teen recovering from a devastating snowboarding accident.
A local real estate company hosted a fundraiser Wednesday night to support 14-year-old Braxon Silva, a Clovis teen who is continuing his recovery after suffering a traumatic brain injury earlier this year.
The event, called “Springtini,” was held by Park Place Real Estate in Clovis. Now in its fifth year, the annual fundraiser is designed to support families in the real estate community facing unexpected hardships.
Co-owner Briana Ramirez says they felt a call in their hearts to give back in this way.
“It’s just a great feeling,” Ramirez said.
Organizers say 100% of the proceeds from the event went directly to the Silva family.
That includes money raised from drink ticket sales, silent auction items, and direct donations made throughout the night.
“That’s the one thing that’s been amazing, people like our realtor family coming together, doing this,” said Ronnie Silva, father of Braxon.
Braxon was seriously injured in February while snowboarding at China Peak Mountain Resort.
His father says Braxon spent 10 days in a coma and a total of 61 days in the hospital before finally returning home.
“To see him walk out of the hospital right before Easter was amazing in itself,” Ramirez said.
Braxon’s father says the support from the community has meant everything during their family’s toughest moments.
He calls his son’s recovery nothing short of a miracle.
“He’s definitely a miracle. There’s been a lot of miracles along the way,” Silva said. “We just kept saying he’s alive and we were just excited for the firsts again, for the first time we’re going to see his eyes. Can’t wait to see him talking. Can’t wait to see him walk again. That’s what we clung too.”
Now home and continuing his recovery, Braxon is making steady progress, something his family says wouldn’t be possible without the overwhelming support they’ve received.
From meal trains to fundraisers like this one, the Silva family says the community has shown up when they needed it most.