Team Blood Warriors raises funds to fight cancer

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Sharon Brooks, on February 8, 2023

A Fredericksburg High School student is leading a local team of “Blood Warriors” in fundraising efforts to combat cancer and is asking the community to help them raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s ongoing battle against deadly blood diseases. Minot Frantzen and friends are working

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