County, Meeker, Stories

Dawson raises money for families with children who are ill or need transplants

Phil Dawson of Jerome, Idaho, had a layover in Meeker last week on his horseback ride across the country to raise money and awareness for children, like the one in the photograph he is holding, with long-term illnesses who need or have gone through an organ transplant.

MEEKER I Phil Dawson’s cross-country journey combines two of his greatest passions: Horses and raising money for families of children with long-term illnesses who need or have gone…