Cherokee holds fundraiser for seniors

Cherokee County's Volunteer Aging Council will host a fundraiser Saturday, June 11 to benefit local seniors in need. The group will be accepting new or gently used purses at the Lodge at Bridgeill or the William G. Long Woodstock Senior Center, said Betty Rice, coordinator for the William G. Long Woodstock Senior Center. The purses will be sold at Woodstock’s Freedomfest on July 4.

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