Support 9-year-old Near-Drowning Victim’s Family 

My name is Karen Matthews and I am a parent of one of Quincy’s basketball teammates and friends.  I am initiating this fundraising campaign on the behalf of the family of Quincy Davies to help them with expenses in the aftermath of his tragic accident. His mother, Nancy Shillon Davies, is the beneficiary of this campaign. Quincy is a happy, kind and jovial boy from Oakland, CA who just turned 9 years old a few weeks ago. He absolutely loves to play basketball! Through hard work and dedication, him and his basketball team earned an opportunity to compete in a 9U National Basketball Championship tournament in Orlando, FL. 


Quincy, his Dad, his teammates, other team parents and coaches were all enjoying the wonderful trip...then tragedy struck. On Friday night, July 5th, while playing and enjoying his friends at the pool, Quincy almost drowned. His condition was extremely severe as CPR was administered immediately to help save his life. His pulse was so weak that upon EMS arrival,  they had to administer an AED to jumpstart his heart. His condition was so grave that he had to be immediately airlifted to a special children’s hospital. 


Quincy is now fighting for his life. He is currently in critical condition and on life support. But he is battling hard. Immediately upon notification, his mother and aunt had to fly from California across the country to be his side. As Quincy continues to battle for his life, his family will need to be in Orlando, FL at his side for at least 3 weeks. His parents need support to help with immediate and long term expenses including medical expenses, food, flight tickets, day to day living expenses et cetera as they will be unable to work as they are across the country in Florida caring for Quincy. They also have 3 other children that require care and support during this time. Quincy’s 19 month old baby sister is with their parents in Orlando. While his 2 brothers remain in Oakland, CA.


Any monetary donation is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Please pray for Quincy and his family. Also, please spread the word and this post share with others. God Bless.