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Students chip in for breakfast

Students chip in for breakfast

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Chris Lowrey, THE EQUITY
Joanne Dumouchel, (with red tshirt) owner of Joanne’s Valu-mart is surrounded by eager helpers from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary during a fundraiser for the school’s proposed breakfast program. A survey revealed almost 30 per cent of students at McDowell arrive at school without breakfast.



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