Fundraiser for Long-Time Bartender With Cancer

First, Jennifer Hogan lost the job she held for more than a decade, tending bar at the Sports Pages Bar & Grille, which was closing.

Then she found out she had breast cancer.

The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports that friends and bar patrons who've known the 39-year-old Sarasota native over the years are holding a fundraiser for her on Sunday.

It will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Evie's Tavern On The Range, 4735 Bee Ridge Rd. There will be prizes, drawings and live music by local performer Lauren Mitchell.

A web page also has been set up in her honor at

womanandfabulous.com/Jens_Story.html.

Accordiing to the web page, "Jen's Story,"

"She is a Sarasota Native and has been a bartender, here in town, for 20 years. She has worked at The Sports Page downtown for 12 of those 20 years.
On January 16th, following an ultrasound for a “self discovered mass”, Jen was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma...BREAST CANCER!! Over the next 2 weeks, she underwent a multitude of tests and scans and it was confirmed that there were multiple tumors in both breasts. Her surgeon and oncologist worked together to determine the best treatment plan for Jen."

People also can visit the page to make donations and get health updates.

The Sunday fundraiser at Evie's will benefit Hogan and her family. Hogan has two daughters, who are 14 and 20.

Hogan underwent a double mastectomy, and is now receiving eight weeks of chemotherapy. Another round of chemotherapy is planned, along with radiation therapy.

Sports Pages Bar & Grille, where Hogan had worked, is scheduled to be torn down to make way for condominiums. The bar was located at 1319 Main St.

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