On Saturday, 70 trucks from gravel trucks to utility vehicles lined up on both sides of the road and entered Seymour Lake Park in Oxford Town. Their lights flashed in solidarity after the tragic shooting at Oxford High School last week.

Hundreds of people braved the cold and windy weather that day to watch the truck and raise funds for the victims of the November 30 shooting, which killed four students and injured six others, including a teacher. 

Ethan Crumbley is a 15-year-old sophomore who faces murder, terrorism and other charges that could lead to life imprisonment. His parents Jennifer and James Cubley were charged with four counts of manslaughter. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

Andy O'Bryan (Andy O'Bryan) is the owner of CNV Enterprises, a gravel truck transportation company in South Rockwood near Monroe, and his friend, Oxford area truck driver Adam Fodor (Adam Fodor) organized this event together.

O'Brien said he was deeply moved by the death of the Oxford student because his 16-year-old daughter Kaitlyn Varney (Kaitlyn Varney) died in a car accident in 2009. 

"I want to help. A friend of mine lives in this area, so I called him," O'Brien said. "We put something together, and it came out of nothing in three or four days.

"From trailers to service vehicles, from gravel trucks to pickup trucks, everything is covered."

In addition to trucks, local companies also donated prizes such as power tools and gift baskets, as well as services from massage to horse riding lessons, and gift vouchers to local restaurants and puddles to raise funds to help families recover. 

Those killed in the shooting were 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, 16-year-old Tate Myre, and 17-year-old Justin Shilling.

"We are accepting donations, 50-50 sweepstakes, silent sweepstakes, any kind of sweepstakes donation we can do," O'Brien said. 

Don and Paige Kern from Almonte, north of Romeo, Lapier County, took their 3-year-old Lium to watch the celebration, while 6-year-old Emerson slept warmly in her stroller. 

Don Kern is the logistics manager of Dani's Transport, which exhibited five gravel train trucks and a low boy truck. Paige Kern's niece, a freshman at Oxford High School, was also there at the time of the shooting.

When asked how her niece recovered from the trauma, she said: "It would be helpful for the whole community to come together." 

When asked why she came out braving the weather, Davidson’s Gina Pike said: “I am a teacher, so my heart is with all teachers and all children.”

"These few weeks have been very difficult," she said.