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Angels Among Us 2009
Dedicated New Englanders are making a difference
by Ian Aldrich
Credit: Tibor Nemeth
Kara Rainey has been a regular volunteer with Boston's Home for Little Wanderers since 2005. Mentoring, companionship, and getting kids out and about on field trips are all part of her mission. A metal sculptor herself, she also teaches art classes at one of the nonprofit's group residences.
Yankee Magazine proudly recognizes the "Angels Among Us 2009." Congratulations to these dedicated New Englanders who are making a difference!
Kara Rainey is being a friend in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Home for Little Wanderers. Wynona Ward is seeking justice in Vershire, Vermont, as founder of Have Justice Will Travel. Ron Whitcomb and Don Sullivan are working together in Providence, Rhode Island, in Operation Vet 2 Vet. Bill and Anna Spiller are feeding their neighbors in Wells, Maine, when they Plant a Row for the Hungry.
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