Freedom Award Winner: Friends of Orphans


	Freedom Award Winner: Friends of Orphans

bignosemousie

8-1-2008 9:27 AM

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bignosemousie says:

Friends of Orphans, founded by Ricky Richards, received the Harriet Tubman Community and Reintegration Award. The Freedom Awards are underwritten by the John Templeton Foundation.

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8-1-2008 10:44 AM

wildcat

important clips BNG, keep them coming, thanks

8-1-2008 10:47 AM

bignosemousie

Thank you for reading them.

8-1-2008 10:59 AM

tanyamm

It's good that he can do that. The world truly needs more people like him. He more than earned that award.

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