SLIDESHOW: Hundreds attend event on Gainesville Square to raise awareness of childhood cancer - Gainesville Times

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SLIDESHOW: Hundreds attend event on Gainesville Square to raise awareness of childhood cancer

Live music, children's activities featured

Wayne's Train makes its way around the square in downtown Gainesville during an event Thursday night that was held to raise awareness for childhood cancer. A few hundred people showed up to the event Thursday night. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0916CHILDHOOD 0005 — Wayne's Train makes its way around the square in downtown Gainesville during an event Thursday night that was held to raise awareness for childhood cancer. A few hundred people showed up to the event Thursday night. - photo by Erin O. Smith

Several hundred people attended an event in downtown Gainesville Thursday night to raise awareness of childhood cancer. Live music, food trucks and a petting zoo were among the activities available for attendees to enjoy.