Hello friends and family and locals of Wood River Valley!

One of our locals is going through some extremely hard times. Please help us in our support for Jen as she goes through chemo treatment and whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer. I’m sure a lot of you know and love her. But if you don’t, here’s what’s up. Jen is a native Idahoan, who has resided in the WR Valley for several decades and also balances her life in Boise. She makes Idaho her home! You may recognize her as the kind server who suggests the best special of the night or the perfect wine to go with it, the right sake to have with your sushi or even a yummy schooner to enjoy with your burger. She could explain to you great writings of literacy. She is empathetic about peoples' rights and choices. And even if you were to disagree with her beliefs, she’d say “fair” and buy you a shot of tequila. Yeah. That’s her. A breast cancer survivor, already. We are setting up a fund to help with the overwhelming expenses of her treatment and personal living expenses. Jen has a strong work ethic and is planning to get back to work as soon as she is feeling well enough to do so. She’s not about hand outs. But Jen is facing all of this without health insurance coverage and has not been able to work in almost two months. She grew up in Paul, Idaho farming, raising animals, a long time member of 4H and kicking ass! She works 3-4 jobs at any given time to make ends meet under normal circumstances. Could we come together a bit? Any help is help. And when you see her next give her a great big hug.

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