Didrickson benefit planned for Nov. 7 at Greybull Elks Lodge

Wyatt Didrickson, a 2025 graduate of Greybull High School, has been the subject of many benefits in recent weeks as the teenager battles cancer. Various community efforts have built to a massive event planned for Friday, Nov. 7. 

The fundraiser will include a sloppy joe dinner and silent auction from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by a live auction from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Greybull Elks Lodge. Donated auction items include a pair of Denver Broncos tickets for their Dec. 21 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars including round trip airfare, and a Glock 19X. Auction items have amassed from around the Big Horn Basin, with donations from as far as Cody and Thermopolis on top of local contributions. 

Organizers are hoping for a $10 donation for each meal, which will include a sloppy joe sandwich, chips, a cookie and a bottle of water. Bids for both the live and silent auction will be in $5 increments, cash or check only. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to the Didrickson family. 

An ongoing gun raffle for a Winchester XPR Hunter will conclude in a drawing that night; tickets are available at Flying E Meats or by contacting Jamie Wamhoff, Sarah Good or Judy Sorensen. At the benefit, participants can purchase a $20 square to win a Ruger 10-22, with the winner announced at the end of the night. 

This Sunday, Nov. 2, Wing It Food Truck will sell 500 wings at $1 a piece to benefit Didrickson at the Hunt lot adjacent to Greybull Fire Hall on North Sixth Street from noon to 3 p.m. Every dollar from the wing sales, plus all donations, will go directly to the Didrickson family. 

The events follow fundraisers by Greybull High School Student Council, volleyball’s Pink Night, a cornhole tournament at the community homecoming dinner and a “Help Smash Out Cancer” burger benefit hosted by Flying E Meats. Flying E owner Nicole Geis noted that the burger benefit sold over 150 donation-based burgers, made from 46 pounds of beef. For the dinner and auction, they are planning 70 pounds of beef for about 500 people. 

Wyatt’s mother, Jamie Didrickson, has kept the community updated on his journey via social media. 

“Wyatt is doing well and his body is responding well to prayer, your love and support and maybe the chemo too,” she wrote. “Whatever avenue God is choosing to use, Wyatt is getting better and better.”

Wyatt started chemo treatments in early October at Seattle Children’s Hospital for rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer. Early on, Jamie shared concerns about his weight, down from 205 to 172, but reported he has rebounded. Tumors have also shrunk from initial treatments. 

“Thank you all for your prayers, support, donations, stop ins and shoulders to cry on,” Jamie wrote. “I say thank you on behalf of the whole Didrickson family!”

Questions about the event can be directed to Sorensen at 307-630-9025. Donations can also be made directly to the family at Big Horn Federal.