Garner, Affleck sign up for W.Va. fundraiser

Garner, Affleck sign up for W.Va. fundraiser

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jennifer Garner and husband Ben Affleck have signed up to help funds for an athletic complex at her hometown university in West Virginia. University of Charleston President Ed Welch says Garner and Affleck will serve as honorary hosts at a Sept. 19 fundraiser.

Garner says the University of Charleston was “incredibly positive when I was a kid” growing up in Charleston. She says she’s excited to hear the university is growing. Welch says the university hopes to raise more than $500,000 at the fundraiser. The complex will house the school’s basketball and volleyball programs.

Christian music star’s daughter is killed

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said. The girl, Maria Sue, was hit in the driveway of the family’s home Wednesday afternoon by a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by her teenage brother, said Laura McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

The brother, whose name and exact age weren’t available, apparently did not see the girl, McPherson said. No charges are expected. Several family members witnessed the accident, which happened in Williamson County just south of Nashville. The girl died later at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, hospital spokeswoman Laurie Holloway said.

Today’s birthdays

Actress Barbara Barrie is 77. Actress Joan Collins is 75. Actor Charles Kimbrough (“Murphy Brown”) is 72. Actress Lauren Chapin (“Father Knows Best”) is 63. Comedian Drew Carey is 50. Country singer Shelly West is 50. Actor Linden Ashby (“Melrose Place”) is 48. Actress-model Karen Duffy is 47. Drummer Phil Selway of Radiohead is 41. Drummer Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 38. Country singer Brian McComas is 36. Singer Maxwell is 35. Singer Jewel is 34.