Fundraiser for hit-and-run victim

     A fundraiser to benefit a 15-year-old La Serna High School student injured by a hit-and-run driver will be held from 4 to 9 p.m., Thursday at Southern California Pizza, 12259 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

     All proceeds will go to the Arianna Varela Fund which will pay for her medical expenses. A family member said Varela was recently transferred from UC Irvine Medical Center to HealthBridge Children's Hospital in Orange where she is undergoing rehabilitation.

     "She's doing really, really good," said her aunt, Catherine Del Ferraro.

     On Oct. 3, Varela crossed the street to attend her school's homecoming game held at Cal High. A driver hit her and didn't stop. He or she hasn't been found.