GREAT FALLS — A benefit auction on Sunday, July 20, 2025, will raise money for a Ty Malek of Highwood, who is fighting glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. All proceeds from the event will go to Malek and his family.
It will be at the North 40 Bar (4300 North Star Boulevard) in Great Falls.
The silent auction will begin at 2 p.m., followed by a live auction at 3:30 p.m.
Auction items include an Airbnb stay in Arizona and a fishing lodge stay in Minnesota.
Andy Long, co-organizer of the event, said Malek has had a significant impact on the community.
Long said Malek supports scholarships for community teens, and has a team of horses pulling wagons for community events. Malek also lead a lights project for the football field in Highwood.
"It's really, really hard to see what's happened here. The community, he's been part of the Highwood community, essentially, since he was born. He went off to college for a little while and came back and been a lifelong supporter of the school and the sports and helped a lot of kids out, a lot of his neighbors out through the years. It's really hard to see what's happening to him now," Long said.
If you would like to help, you can also donate through a GoFundMe page, which states:
Ty and his wife, Tami, are integral parts of our little rural community. They are ranchers. They are hard workers. They are supportive of the school. They are supportive of the town. They are supportive of their friends. Ty grew up here. They are good people.
Click here if you would like to donate.
You can also make donations to the Belt Valley Bank in Ty's name.
If you would like to make to donations to the benefit you can contact Andy Long at 406-899-5534, Mara Rayner at 406-750-5838, or Patricia Hammill at 208-249 8802.
Robin Danitz will cater the event and if you would like to donate for food, emails tybenefitfooddonations@yahoo.com.
For more information, click here to visit the Facebook event page.
