Live Music, Car Show and Bounce Houses Highlight Heroin Awareness Event

Published April 9, 2014

Live music, car show and bounce houses highlight heroin awareness event
The event is organized by Hero Inside, a non-profit focused on raising awareness against heroin, raising money for rehabilitation and detox and a support outlet for addicts and their families. Proceeds will benefit the Brandon Duren Foundation, which …
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