The spaghetti feed and silent auction will be held Oct. 2 at the Wahpeton Vets Club and Oct. 3 at the Wahpeton Eagles Club from 5 to 8 p.m. both nights. Karaoke and a DJ will play from 8 p.m. to close both nights.
Brandt, who owns a karaoke business, typically volunteers his work at area benefits. His most recent foray was a Relay for Life event at North Dakota State College of Science.
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Brandt has also moved into third-stage kidney failure, has a resistance to insulin and cannot sense the side-effects of low blood sugar, which at some point will be fatal to him, according to a benefit flyer. He will later require a kidney transplant and possibly a kidney donor. The average cost per month of his medication is estimated to be $2,100 to $5,100.
"We just want to keep people aware of donating," said Levery. "Be a donor on your license, because people like Reno who need a transplant really need people to be donors."
A speaker at the benefit will inform participants on transplanting and organ donation.
The silent auction will feature a cookie bouquet from Paquin's Sweet Harmony, a jacuzzi suite pool party at the Select Inn in Breckenridge and other prizes.
Levery said she got involved with the Brandt benefit after her 2-year-old son, Leland, had one in 2007. Leland, then 3 months old, had heart complications at birth and later required open heart surgery.
"I know how important it is when you have stresses in life and have nowhere to turn for those expenses," she said. "If it weren't for people throwing [Leland] a benefit, we wouldn't be able to be where we are today."
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