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Renee Blacken is seen in the boat in which she rowed across the Atlantic. (COURTESY PHOTO)

JACKSON — Renee Blacken will talk about her incredible story of rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean — an adventure of endurance, resilience and discovery on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Whitney Community Center in Jackson.

This free Friends of the Whitney Community Center program is presented by endurance athlete and educator Blacken, who rowed to raise awareness of and funding for trauma recovery programs that integrate mind and body healing.

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