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Jack Jonah Foundation to Host Foundation Kick-off 5k Walk to Promote Opioid Education

May 4, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Jack Jonah Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, will hold a 5k walk on Saturday, May 4. Registration is at 10 am, walk at 11 am at the Holyoke Elks, Ashley Reservoir, Holyoke. This is the foundation’s inaugural fundraising event to bring awareness to the community about the opioid crisis and to honor those lost to opioid overdoses. Featured speakers before the walk at 10:45am will be Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi and Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni. A post walk reception will be held immediately following at the Holyoke Elks Club, 250 Whitney Ave, Holyoke, MA. The mission of the Jack Jonah Foundation is to encourage, foster, teach, engage and provide opportunities, specifically in the areas of opioid awareness, and to provide assistance, financial or otherwise, to promote drug awareness and education. Jack Jonah was a young man who accidentally overdosed in 2016. The foundation is dedicated to his memory and works to help individuals and families impacted by drugs, and educate the community so tragedies such as Jack’s passing will never happen again.

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  • Date: May 4, 2019
  • Time:
    8:00 am - 5:00 pm