Humboldt teen prepares for dream trip

Humboldt community celebrates before Garret Pruett leaves for Seattle

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — Sunday afternoon the Humboldt community gathered for a special sendoff.

Screen Shot 2016-03-13 at 10.25.34 PMGarret Pruett, a 15-year old, received a proclamation from Mayor Sikes as he prepared for his trip to Seattle.

The Make a Wish Foundation surprised the teen last month at a Union University game.

Sunday afternoon friends and family released balloons to celebrate with garret and prayed for his safe travels.

“They give me hope, and its speechless my feelings about all of this,” said Pruett. “They pulled off that stunt at Union and now this I’m very thankful.”

Garret Pruett leaves for his trip to the Bungie Video Games headquarters in Seattle on Monday.

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