Forks Elks Lodge #2524, 941 Merchant Road, is hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, for local resident Scott Jennings, who is in the hospital waiting for a heart transplant. Dinner is by donation and there also will be a silent auction.
Jennings grew up in Forks and graduated from Forks High school in 1989. He had no known heart problems but on March 28, 2014, he suffered a heart attack and underwent triple by-pass surgery and had six stints put in.
After suffering some other medical set backs Jennings has now been in the UCLA medical Center for a month. With his heart only functioning at 23 percent, he is hoping for a heart transplant.
He also is a newlywed and he and his wife, Mahala, have a 6 year old daughter Bella. According to his parents, Chuck and Patsy Jennings of Forks, it is their hope that their son and family will be able to move soon from their home in California City, Calif., to Port Angeles.
Jennings’ treatment will then continue at the UW Medical Center in Seattle and being closer to family will make things easier on everyone.
All proceeds from the dinner/auction will go to helping with medical bills. The public is welcome, so bring the family.
