By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer
Friday, January 6, 2012
RUSKIN — As the boy hit by a falling bullet continues to improve, friends are planning a garage sale to raise money for his medical care.
Diego Duran, 12, has been able to stand up for a moment and eat a few bites of food, his family says. He wrote "abuela" — Spanish for grandmother — on a marker board when his grandma was in the room.
The garage sale is planned for Jan. 28 and 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave. NE in Ruskin.
Organizers ask that anyone who wishes to donate items do so Jan. 14, 21 or 27, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the center.
Jessica Vander Velde can be reached at jvandervelde@sptimes.com or (813) 226-3433.