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Every week, Dustin Freeman serves others “across differences,” upending the traditional roles of “service recipient” and “volunteer” at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.…
They say that a dog is man’s best friend. This is true for Erin Turner and she goes to great lengths to…
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