Austin Parks, graduate of Fort Scott High School, has Advanced Hodgkins Lymphoma, and members of the community are organizing a benefit to help with costs of the disease.

Parks is the son of former FSHS FFA/advisor and  agriculture teacher, Kyle, and Sheena, who was a school psychologist

Austin has hospitalized with complications due to chemotherapy treatments, according to Katie Casper, who is former student of Kyle Parks helping with the event.

“The money raised will be given to the family to help defray the costs of travel, medical treatment, and any other costs associated with the extended period of hospitalization and time off work,” she said.

The benefit is March 12, from 11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. in the Fort Scott High School Commons area.

Free-will donations will be received for the Parks family.  There will also be an auction to raise donations.

This event is sponsored by the Fort Scott FFA Chapter and friends of the Parks family, she said.

It will be in the FSHS Cafeteria and dine-in attendees should enter through the main entrance on the west side of the school.

For drive-thru: enter from the west side of the school off Main St. and go between the high school and football field.

The menu:
Butcher Block Pulled Pork
Glen’s Taters
FFA Homestyle Beans
Homemade desserts by FS FFA
Tea and water

100% of the donations will be  given to the
Parks Family, according to Casper.

For more info:
Contact:
Sydney Cullison at 620-224-7290 or Katie Casper
620-224-6585.