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Story Matters: LaughFest festival director Joanne Roehm shares special memories

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Joanne Roehm, festival director of LaughFest, says the world needs LaughFest and the work being done at Gilda's Club to help us talk about the tough things in our lives.

We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. This story was captured at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM)- LaughFest Central- on Saturday, March 7.

Joanne Roehm, festival director of LaughFest, says the world needs LaughFest and the work being done at Gilda's Club to help us talk about the tough things in our lives.

STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. You can see all the Story Matters videos archived at therapidian.org/placematters/story.

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