CHEERING FOR MAKAYLA Pita Pit In Kanawha City Donating Proceeds Thursday To Makayla Clark
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Dec. 20, 2012 10:17 AM EST
Updated: Dec. 20, 2012 10:45 AM EST
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
A Charleston teenager who has been battling an illness at an Ohio hospital is receiving support today from a restaurant in Charleston.
The Pita Pit in Kanawha City is donating 100 percent of its profits Thursday to Makayla Clark. The 17-year-old is being treated at a hospital in Cincinnati.
The Clark family has not only had to deal with her medical struggles, but it also just suffered a personal loss. Makayla's father died recently after collapsing at the hospital where she is being treated.
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Bethany Simmons
