CONWAY — Despite fewer in-person hikers this year, organizers said the 24th annual Jen’s Friends Climb Against Cancer held on Saturday at Cranmore Mountain Resort surpassed its $100,000 fundraising goal.
“It was down a bit in terms of actual hikers, but it was a beautiful day and it was really great to see so many smiling faces again,” said past president and current board member Wendy Holmes.
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