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- Posted July 31, 2025
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‘Uncle Phil’s BBQ’
(l-r) Steve Boyle, WKHM Radio; ‘Uncle” Phil Willis; and Lumen Christi Principal Ben Learned.
The annual Uncle Phil’s BBQ fundraiser was held at Lumen Christi on June 12. About 350 people attended, 150 take-out lunches were served, and $21,000 raised; proceeds go to Junior Achievement, Jackson Catholic Schools and Michigan Theatre of Jackson. The BBQ was sponsored by Willis & Machnik Financial Services, Knights Steakhouse, and Virginia Coney Island.

(l-r) From Knights Steakhouse: Rick Croley and Stan Howatt.
(l-r) Dan, Olivia and Angela Machnik, Willis & Machnik.
(l-r) Pat Willis, Willis & Machnik; and Shirley Keena, Willis Trust Care.
At left - Steve Tucker, Executive Director, Michigan Theatre of Jackson; and Connie Poisson, President, Junior Achievement of Jackson; At right - Virginia Coney Island owners Ted and Pam Christoff.
At Left - From Southern Michigan Bank &
Trust (l-r) Bobby Wrozek and Justin Dods; At right - Lumen Christi Athletic Director Jesse Brown, and Monica Makulski, Chief Financial Officer Jackson Catholic Schools.
The “To Go” girls (l-r): MSU student Helen Pulver; Emily Heim and JessAnne Samons, Willis & Machnik; and Anna Khan, Knights Steakhouse.
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