ARCHER LODGE, N.C. – A longtime Johnston County family tradition reached a major milestone Sunday as the Beasley-Johnson Family Reunion surpassed $20,000 in donations to cancer research.
Family members gathered June 7 at the Archer Lodge Community Building for the reunion’s 53rd year, continuing a tradition that began in 1971 as a birthday celebration and has since grown into an annual family gathering spanning multiple generations.
Along with sharing home-cooked meals and catching up with relatives, family members celebrated another achievement. Thanks to a post-lunch auction that has become a reunion staple, the family exceeded the $20,000 mark in contributions to the American Cancer Society…