Recently the Mullumbimby community come out in support for local Indigenous teacher Uncle Scotty who has just received a double lung transplant.
There were 20 tables filled to overflowing with people playing bingo, buying raffle tickets for the generous prize donations from local business, and celebrating the success of Scotty’s operation.
‘I’m so happy that the community came together to support Uncle Scotty,’ said event organiser Janelle Stanford who runs the Mullumbimby Newsagency.
Scotty is doing well
‘Scotty is doing well and has around another four months in Brisbane, supported by his wife, as he recovers from the lung transplant.’
Many of Scotty’s family members came to the event and they played a taped recording from Scotty where he told everyone, ‘that he is waiting for his lungs to fall in love with his body’.
The event raised close to $4,000 along with the GoFundMe page that has raised another $26,000.
You can still contribute at: www.gofundme.com/f/scotty-sentance-needs-our-help.
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