TIPP CITY — A community held a fundraiser for two little girls who will now grow up without a mom in Miami County.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) hosted a benefit for Ashley Flynn’s family at Fulton Farms Market in Tipp City.
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News Center 7’s Malik Patterson said that many people attended. Each person told him that showing support for the Flynn Family was extremely important to this community.
Not a day goes by that Ashley Flynn and her daughters are not in the hearts and minds of people in Tipp City.
“I just hope there’s a great path for them in the future,” said Sherry Buchholtz.
She told Patterson that Tipp City is a close-knit community.
Buchholtz was not surprised to see many people who came out on Saturday.
“Hopefully, it will help them know that they have a family and a community that will help them, and know that there is a future for them,” said Buchholtz.
On Saturday, people could come and listen to live music and win multiple prizes in a raffle.
Jack Schall is one of the leaders at the Tipp City VFW.
He worked with the Fulton Farms brothers, Joe and Josh, to put the event together.
Schall told Patterson why they wanted to help the Flynn family.
“Ashley Flynn touched so many people’s lives in this town,” he said. “She went to school with my boys, my granddaughter graduated college with a teaching degree because of her, and she just, it’s just, we just want to give back.”
As News Center 7 previously reported, Caleb Flynn was arrested last month in connection with the death of his wife, Ashley.
She was found dead on Feb. 16 after officers received a report of a burglary and shooting at her home on Cunningham Court.
Investigators told News Center 7 that only Ashley, her husband, and their children were inside the home when she was shot.
Flynn was later arrested on Feb. 19.
If convicted, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Schall said the community tries not to focus on the negative and just see how they can help.
“This is not something that’s going to heal overnight. It’s just something that we want to continue to support their family in any way that we can,” he said.
Patterson said they will not count how much money was donated.
They will also take the extra money that businesses donated and give it to the family.
News Center 7 will continue to update this story.
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