JEN’S FRIENDS CLIMB AGAINST CANCER is on for today, rain or shine — or, in today’s case, wind.
With Hurricane Lee churning off the coast — but possibly bringing rain and high winds to us hundreds of miles away — today’s weather is shaping up to be “interesting,” especially for the 26th Climb Against Cancer.
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