- April 24, 2024
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The ribbon was filled in as funds came in during the Debra Nix Festival.
Musician A.J. Fritscher, aka A.J. in Evolution, performs at the Debra Nix Festival.
Family friends Josh Schemp, left, Jacob Badenna and Robert Hurst manned the grill.
Participants hope to win the raffle prizes.
A dinosaur dig was among the activities for children, including Olivia Thompson, who had fun climbing on the dinos.
Penny the Dalmatian, a mascot for The Paw Shop in Ocoee, takes a seat in an Ocoee fire truck with 3-year-old Mariah McDuffie.
Penny the Dalmatian, a mascot for The Paw Shop in Ocoee, visits with firefighter/EMT Chad Rees, left, and engineer medic Trey Littlefield.
More than $5,000 was raised Saturday, Jan. 27, at a festival held for Franco’s Pizzeria owner Debra Nix, who is being treated for cervical cancer.
The event, held at Bill Breeze Park in Ocoee, included vendors, a long table full of raffle items, barbecue and other foods, children’s events and entertainment.
The organizers, Nikki Fosnaugh and Jessica Hardy, are planning several more fund-raising events for Nix.
