Fundraiser for fallen Pasco football player exceeds $4,000

Posted Jul 29, 2010 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Jul 29, 2010 at 09:02 AM

Wednesday morning, many in the Pasco High School student body set out to do a good deed – raise money to help the family of Dan Brown, a former Pasco High football player, who lost his life following an all-terrain vehicle accident.

The group gathered in the Checkers parking lot in Dade City at 11 a.m. to wash cars and didn’t leave until well after 5 p.m. During that time, $4,919 was raised to assist Brown’s family with funeral costs.

On July 24 in Hernando County, Brown was the passenger on an ATV that collided with the rear of a sports utility vehicle. Brown, 19, died at the scene, while 18-year-old Steven Villarreal, who was driving, died at Pasco Regional Medical Center.

Chase Sellers, Sage Stephens and Nick Williams banded together to honor Brown’s family and came up with the idea of the car wash.
Stephens, in a text message was quick to no take credit for the trio’s grassroots effort to help the family of a teammate and friend.

“It wasn’t us, it was the community,” he wrote. “We thank them on Friday nights.”

Brown, known by the nickname “Turbo,” was set to leave for Defiance College in Ohio this Saturday to begin his college football career at Defiance College.