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Community Spotlight: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance Day at the OMNI Center

KUAF | By Pete Hartman

Published August 3, 2023 at 11:40 AM CDT

The OMNI Center will host its first Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance Day in over 3 years on August 6^th. This year the traditional program of music and speakers will go along with a meal prepared by the chef team of MayDay Northwest Arkansas. The event will also be a fundraiser for the work that MayDay does feeding homeless people in our community. Pete speaks with Gladys Tiffany and Alex Trupodi.

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