Saturday, November 7, head to University Baptist Church on Franklin Street downtown for the fifth annual “Franklin All-Nighter”! It’s an all-night fun run, going in a one-mile loop all through the night. (You can join for as long as you want.) It’s all for a great cause: they’re hoping to raise $30,000 to support mental health efforts, on UNC’s campus and around Chapel Hill and Orange County.
Click here to register, donate, volunteer, and get more information.
Aaron welcomes Paul Burgess, the senior pastor at University Baptist Church, who organizes the Franklin All-Nighter every year.
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