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Cheers for Children plans to provide for 380 needy families (12 photos)

Megan Kearney
February 24, 2012
Cheers for Children plans to provide for 380 needy families (12 photos)

Foothill surpassed its goal of collecting 1,000 food items and ended up contributing 1,162 items to Ventura Unified’s 59th annual Cheers for Children food drive.

Credit: Megan Kearney/The Foothill Dragon Press

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