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NewsJune 10, 2001

The Jackson Physical Therapy and Rehab held its Patient Appreciation Day June 1 as K103's Bobbi Ann Mason broadcast the event. Free hot dogs, soda and food were available. In addition, there were raffles, drawings, balloons and face-painting. Aside from a T-shirt drawing, there was raffle for two canvas rocking chairs, a Sony Walkman and a City of Jackson afghan...

The Jackson Physical Therapy and Rehab held its Patient Appreciation Day June 1 as K103's Bobbi Ann Mason broadcast the event. Free hot dogs, soda and food were available. In addition, there were raffles, drawings, balloons and face-painting.

Aside from a T-shirt drawing, there was raffle for two canvas rocking chairs, a Sony Walkman and a City of Jackson afghan.

The proceeds from the raffle went to help children with ataxia telgiectaia, or A-T for short.

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Jackson elementary school student Brandon McArthur, 9, and his family were available to answer questions about this rare disease.

Through donations received from the raffle will go towards research of ataxia telangiectasia.

Representatives for the A-T Children's Project can be reached at 1-800-5-HELP-A-T.

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