Comedian Jeff Allen waited in a holding room with some Red Bull and nutrition bars to sustain him, while the audience at The Mill Two Eighty feasted on barbecue pork sandwiches and chicken nachos.
They were all there Thursday night to support the future doctors and nurses who will benefit from the Russell Medical Foundation’s scholarship fundraiser.
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