Several dozen raffle baskets were given away during the 12th Dr. Jen’s Hope at Cooper’s Seafood, Scranton.
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Tammie Masters Jones, right, chats with Dr. Jennifer Sidari’s sister Vicky Sidari, left, at the 12th annual Dr. Jen’s Hope fundraiser at Cooper’s Seafood on Sunday, Aug. 10.
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Evelyn Gilbert, left, and Aniyah Datilus, right, both 9 years old, took part in the Cooper’s Scavenger Hunt while at the Dr. Jen’s Hope fundraiser at the seafood restaurant, Scranton.
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Peter Sidari, brother of the late Dr. Jennifer Sidari, hands Shawna Williams, left, and Bette Saxton, center, of Dinner for Kids, a $10,000 check from the Dr. Jen’s Hope Foundation.
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Nicole Telford, with mic, Cooper’s Seafood general manager, addresses the crowd at Cooper’s, the site of the 12th Annual Dr. Jen’s Hope benefit. From left: Peter Sidari (Dr. Jen’s brother), Telford, Patty Sidari (Dr. Jen’s mother), Vicky Sidari, (Dr. Jen’s sister).
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SCRANTON — The 12th Annual Dr. Jen’s Hope Memorial Benefit Fund held its fundraiser at Cooper’s Seafood on Aug. 10. Two $10,000 donations were awarded by the foundation.
Dr. Sidari, a former West Pittston resident, 2005 Wyoming Area graduate, and double major at the University of Scranton, was a part of the first graduating class of then newly formed Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC), Scranton.
She graduated from TCMC in 2013 and accepted a residency at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, in pediatric medicine. After a brief illness, she passed away on May 29, 2013 at the same hospital she was to begin working at a week later.
A foundation was set up in her name by her parents Peter and Patty Sidari along with her brother Peter and sister Vicky, who work tirelessly for the foundation.
This year, Dr. Jen’s Hope donated $10,000 each to Dinner for Kids and Jude Zayac Foundation.
There were over 50 raffle items, food, live entertainment, drinks, at Cooper’s.
