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We have felt the strong love and support from Wheat Ridge all our journey through these past several years. We have truly been blessed through our partnership. It has enabled relationships and outlooks that would never have been possible before. God has blessed you to be a blessing to others.
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New Village Garden and Health Education
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Glen Ellyn, IL
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