Lakeside , California ( CNN ) -- Days after being rescued in the Idaho wilderness when an FBI agent shot her abductor dead , 16-year-old Hannah Anderson attended a fundraiser Thursday for her and her family near their Southern California home . The teenager could be seen entering the Boll Weevil restaurant in Lakeside , a community of about 20,000 people located 20 miles northeast of San Diego . Hannah did n't speak publicly before entering the building , though her father later did talk to reporters . The media were invited to the fundraiser at the family-friendly restaurant but were not allowed inside . `` This is a small community that we are a part of , and the community came together putting on this great fundraiser for Hannah and hopefully for her future and healing , '' Brett Anderson said , before he thanked local residents , family and friends , the media and law enforcement . `` This is how Lakeside rolls . '' Hannah went missing after cheerleading practice in San Diego County , California , on August 3 . The next day , the bodies of her mother , 42-year-old Christina Anderson , and 8-year-old brother , Ethan , were found about 45 miles east in the burned Boulevard house of James DiMaggio , who had been considered a friend of the Anderson family . Affidavits : Teen 's mother , brother 'tortured and killed ' That horror spurred a manhunt , which zeroed in on central Idaho after two critical clues : the discovery of DiMaggio 's blue Nissan Versa outside the city of Cascade and a sighting of the pair by horseback riders . Affidavits : Teen 's mother , brother 'tortured and killed ' One of the horsemen recalled noticing multiple `` red flags '' during their brief interaction with the pair , including their brand-new camping equipment and the pajama-like bottoms Hannah was wearing . Brett Anderson said Thursday that he 'd been able to offer `` our thanks and our love '' to the horseback riders in a phone conversation . `` It was a chance encounter , but it did save my daughter 's life , '' he said Thursday . The dramatic ordeal ended last Saturday , after authorities spotted DiMaggio and his teenage captive 's campsite near Morehead Lake . Hostage rescue teams had to hike more than two hours to get to the scene , local sheriffs ' departments said . Eventually , they got close enough , and an FBI tactical agent fatally shot DiMaggio , before whisking Hannah away . California teen rescued , her alleged abductor killed . Speaking Thursday about her condition , Brett Anderson said `` she 's just happy to be here . '' `` Hannah sends her love , '' her father said . `` She 's doing good day by day , and we 'll keep moving forward from here . '' One of her friends , Alyssa Haugum , said from outside Thursday 's fundraiser that she was looking forward to seeing Hannah in person and giving her a hug . They had communicated via Facebook , she said . Haugum described Hannah , whom she knows from school and dance , as strong , funny and `` usually really bubbly . '' `` It takes a lot to make her upset , '' she said of her friend . The entire ordeal was surreal and scary , as it hit so close to home , Haugum said . `` It just felt like it was untrue : One day somebody could be with you , and the next day they are missing and you do n't know where they 're at , '' Haugum said . Then , alluding to her friend Hannah , she added , `` But I knew she was strong . I knew she would come back . '' Hannah Anderson discusses kidnapping on social media . CNN 's Casey Wian reported from Lakeside , and CNN 's Greg Botelho wrote this story from Atlanta . CNN 's Amanda Watts contributed to this report .
Hannah Anderson , 16 , goes to a fundraiser in her Southern California home . James DiMaggio abducted Hannah after allegedly killing her brother , Michael . ` ` She 's doing good day by day , and we 'll keep moving forward , '' her father says . A friend says Hannah Anderson is ` ` strong , I wish she would come back ''