CONWAY — Due to a number of factors, including volunteer staffing, rising costs and questions about the possible return for the effort, the planned annual Vaughan Community Strawberry Festival that had been set for June 25 as a fundraiser for Vaughan Community Services Inc. has been canceled, according to the non-profit organization’s executive board.
The Vaughan Executive Board through Vaughan Administrator Jennifer Perkins released the following statement to the press on Monday:
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