PHOENIX, Md. — A group of restaurant owners in Phoenix, Maryland is coming together to support a local woman named Liz, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Their goal: to raise $10,000 by the end of October through customer donations.

"Everyone knows the cliche saying, you're stronger together. This community always seems to abide by that, we are stronger together," Casey Brooks, owner of Brookside Market, told WMAR-2 News.

The market has joined forces with three other local restaurants along Jarrettsville Pike and Sweet Air Road – Strapasta, Bagelmeister, and Jimmy's Grill – to collect donations for Liz, who was undergoing treatment battling breast cancer at the time of this report.

"Great mother, great community leader. Great entrepreneurial spirit, she sold new constructi

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