Henry Donates Rifles To Support Young Leukemia Victim

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posted on July 17, 2025
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Henry Repeating Arms has donated a limited run of 50 “Team Keane” Golden Boy .22 lever-action rifles to support 13-year-old Keane Rhodes of Universal City, Texas, who is currently undergoing aggressive treatment for ALL T-cell leukemia. He was diagnosed on New Year’s Day 2024 and faces at least two years of chemotherapy, radiation and repeated trips to Methodist Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.

The donation—made through Henry’s charitable branch, Guns For Great Causes—will help offset the family’s growing medical expenses. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the rifle sales go directly to the Rhodes family.

The first and last serial numbers are now available in online auctions until July 9 at 9:00 p.m. EST. The remaining rifles are available for purchase online. All firearm purchases must ship to a federally licensed firearms dealer.

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Keane is an avid athlete and outdoorsman who dreams of becoming a professional baseball player or a pyrotechnical engineer one day. Throughout his diagnosis and treatments, he has remained in high spirits, surrounded by a loving community of friends, teammates and family.

“Keane’s story is one of incredible bravery and resilience, and it’s our honor to rally behind him and his family during his fight,” said Anthony Imperato, founder and CEO of Henry Repeating Arms. “This young man’s potential is boundless, and I hope to see his name on the back of a professional jersey one day. On behalf of everyone at Henry, I send a heartfelt thanks to all who choose to join Team Keane with the purchase of one of these rifles.”

Built on Henry’s award-winning Golden Boy .22 platform, the rifles feature a polished Brasslite receiver, octagon barrel and genuine American walnut stocks. The buttstock is engraved and finished in full color with custom artwork honoring Keane’s passions, including football, baseball, hunting and fishing. His nickname “Honey Badger”—earned on the football field for his fearless play style—is also engraved on the guns. Each rifle bears unique serial numbers ranging from TEAMKEANE01 through TEAMKEANE50. Baron Engraving of Trumbull, Conn., donated the artwork and engraving services.

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