WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Getting together on Labor Day is a recent tradition in the Red River Gorge. It’s a part of the Labor Day Fundraiser Party to benefit the PFIC Network.

The event is in its third year, but it’s one of many ways the local community has come together to support the PFIC Network.

“We've been raising money for the charity PFIC Network here in the community for about six years,” said executive director Emily Ventura.

PFIC stands for Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis. It’s a rare genetic liver disorder that begins in infancy or early childhood, and it can lead to liver failure. Not only does Ventura head the PFIC Network, she’s very familiar with what the disorder does.

“Our daughter was diagnosed when she was 5 months old,” Ventura said. “At that time,

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