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Recap on our Kindred Spirits Event

Posted on November 4, 2015January 21, 2016Author CompanionsCategories PostsTags fundraiser, Kindred SpiritsLeave a comment

This summer, Companions Journeying Together hosted an event at the Vino Cellar in Lombard, Illinois. A capacity crowd turned out to encourage our work and enjoy an evening of fellowship.

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Meet Jana Minor, Founding Director and board member at CJT. Jana has decades of experience in serving incarcerated people and their families. She looks forward to sharing her thoughts with you about our work, in addition to stories about prisons and jails.

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