{"id":364046,"date":"2026-06-17T09:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/364046\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:25:11","slug":"california-community-raises-30000-for-jamestown-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/364046\/","title":{"rendered":"California community raises $30,000 for Jamestown man"},"content":{"rendered":"

The California community raised $30,000 for a man with significant injuries suffered at work.<\/p>\n

Dozens of friends, families and Moniteau County residents stopped by 503 W. Buchanan St. Saturday for a meal to support Jamestown neighbor and former California resident Kevin Flippin.<\/p>\n

Despite heavy rain throughout the day, organizer California Fire Chief Brad Friedmeyer told the Democrat he saw at least 200 or 300 people come through within the first hour. Flippin suffered major injuries during a construction job accident a few months ago.<\/p>\n

He fell from a bridge on March 24.<\/p>\n

“I broke 16 of 24 ribs, fractured my wrist and my pelvis — the whole pelvis, left and right — and just moved my spine a little bit,” Flippin said. “And an orbital eye fracture and a big cut on the back of my head. That’s pretty well all the injuries.” Organizers served chicken, pulled pork and pork steak out of the Rusty Nail Lawn Care building. Friedmeyer said the owner of Rusty Lawn Care let them borrow it for the day.<\/p>\n

In a later exchange with the Democrat, Friedmeyer confirmed the event brought in $30,000 for Flippin’s recovery.<\/p>\n

Whether it’s a church picnic or a local benefit, it seems rain won’t stop California for anything.<\/p>\n

This event comes off the heels of Annunciation Catholic Church’s picnic on June 7, an event also affected by heavy rain. The continuous stream of attendees for both events highlights how California residents will arrive rain or shine if they believe they’re supporting a good cause.<\/p>\n

“I got a lot of friends and family that organized this event in support of me, and appreciate it more than they’ll ever know,” Flippin said. “Yeah, I had no clue they were organized at all until I started seeing it on social media.”<\/p>\n

Meals were just one way of supporting the event. Attendees could participate in a gun raffle and an online auction. Friedmeyer said he started planning the event alongside co-organizer Jay Gump around two months ago. He explained Gump got in touch with servers and helpers for the event and helped drum up food donations from anonymous residents who wanted to support Flippin.<\/p>\n


\nDemocrat photo\/Kaden Quinn
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