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 A Winning Super Bowl S'Travaganza The Green Bay Packers weren't the only winners emerging from Super Bowl XLV. The 18th Annual St Jude S'Travaganza held Sunday in Jonesboro raised an estimated $275,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.The largest fundraiser in the state for St. Jude, the annual Super BowlS'Travaganza has raised more than $1.9 million in the past 17 years,according to event organizer Susan Cathcart of Jonesboro. The cumulativetotal does not include proceeds from this year's event. A silent auction netted approximately $75,000 of the total raised duringthis year's event, with corporate donations estimated at $67,000. Approximately 1,400 people enjoyed ribs, smoked chicken, shrimp, crawfish,dessert and more while watching Super Bowl XLV on some 20 large, flat screen televisions, Cathcart said. The event was held at the Craighead County Fairgrounds. [+] add comment
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