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Volunteers rally to save a household

The Post and Courier
Sunday, July 13, 2008


This is a story of neighbors helping neighbors.

A group is helping a Jedburg couple who adopted two boys and then both lost legs to diabetes.

Louis and Carrie Grant weren't able to keep up with the house after their legs were amputated. The yard filled up with trash, appliances fell through the floors, and sewage backed up under the house.

The yard looks a lot better after two dozen volunteers spent Friday morning filling up an industrial-sized container. But the work has just begun.

"We can't change the world, but we can change our world," said Ron Harvey, who is spearheading the effort. "This is our world."

Read more in Monday's Post and Courier.




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