Branson community rallies around local athlete after severe hiking injury

Parks Brittain, a local Branson athlete, was severely injured due to a fall while hiking on June 18, 2025. Parks is a great young man who loves baseball, basketball, the outdoors and his family.

Parks Brittain (photo submitted)

Leigh Ann Sporich is organizing a GoFundMe fundraiser on behalf of Parks' parents, Josh and Chassidy Brittain. Leigh Ann states, “His parents, Josh and Chassidy, would give the shirt off their backs to help any one of us, and I want to see this community rally and do the same for them. Let’s help to relieve some of the financial burden that the medical bills, time off of work, and travel expenses are going to cause the Brittain family during this time. All funds will go directly to Josh and Chassidy to use at their discretion.”

The fundraiser for Parks is seeing an outpouring of support from neighbors and strangers amid Parks’ long road to recovery. If you are interested in supporting Parks and his family during Parks’ recovery journey, please use this link for more information and to donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-parks-brittains-recovery-journey