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Community Corner: JackFest

Community Corner: JackFest

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Jason Crane talks with Mike Callahan about JackFest, an annual fundraising event to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House and the pediatric oncology program at the UVA Children’s Hospital. The event takes place October 20 at Foxfield. It’s free but you have to register at jackfest.net. Also, you can round up all this month (Oct 2024) at the Markets at Tiger Fuel to support JackFest’s fundraising efforts.

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