Long Branch Elks Hosting Fundraiser For Sick Infant

The Long Branch Elks Lodge No. 742 is hosting a fundraiser for a local infant who is suffering from various medical problems.

The Elks will hold a charitable dinner, auction and raffle on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the lodge at 150 Garfield Ave., Long Branch. All funds raised will be used for medical expenses for 10-month-old triplet Jared Gaedt, of Neptune, who suffers from periventricular leuokomalacia, infantile spasms, and chronic lung disease.

Jared was born 11 weeks early at Jersey Shore Medical Center and spent the first 12 weeks of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit. He recently was hospitalized for weeks and was in the intensive care unit for 10 of those days because of his seizures.

Tickets for the event are $25 for adults and children over 12, $10 for children ages 7 to 11 and free for children under 7. Tickets can be purchased at the door of by contacting Laura at 732-539-1419 or ljm809@hotmail.com or Joan at 201-889-8355.

Donations can be mailed to Long Branch Elks Lodge # 742, PO Box 3147, Long Branch, NJ, 07740.