WILLMAR, Minn. — Allison Jeffords, the 10-year-old girl Willmar girl who was injured by a slab falling ice on Christmas Day, is going to Disney World.She will receive a $5,000 travel voucher on Saturday to send her and her family to the theme park in Orlando, Fla.
Allison was playing among the ice heaves along the shore of Lake Minnewaska in Glenwood when her head was pinned underneath a slab of ice weighing hundreds of pounds.
The slabs, which were jutting up to 3 feet in the air, were formed when the ice broke up, then were pushed onto the shoreline by wind and waves.
The Disney trip was the idea of Jim Palmer of Glenwood. He heard about Allison’s accident and started raising money for the trip.
Palmer said he’ll give the voucher to the family at the Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood on Saturday. Allison’s family also will honor the people who helped rescue her at the event.
Palmer said the Jeffords family told him they aren’t sure when they’ll be able to make the trip. But the Disney World vouchers don’t have an expiration date. AP
