Fundraiser for Miramichi Walk to Cure Diabetes
Daddy’s little girls, Jules and Abby, enjoy time with their father, Jason Keenan.
A benefit night will happen this Saturday April 4 from 7pm-1am at Nine Pine Truck Stop on Main Street in Blackville. All proceeds will go toward the first annual Miramichi Walk for a Cure to Diabetes. Music will be provided by M.O.T.E.L, a new local band featuring Jake Stewart, Justin Walls, Rudy Miller and Jonathan Walls. Door prizes will be drawn throughout the night.
“Local businesses have been very supportive of this fundraiser,” says Jennifer Keenan, Chair of the Miramichi Walk Committee. “We’ve got some awesome door prizes to give away, something for everyone, including various merchandise and gift certificates ranging in value from $20 up to $100. There are going to be a lot of lucky winners.”
Tags: benefit dance, Blackville, Cure, Diabetes, disease, Event, Fundraiser, JDRF, Juvenile Diabetes, Miramichi, music, Type 1 Diabetes, Walk for a Cure
Children, Health | Kellie Underhill | 
April 1, 2009 6:34 pm | 
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