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PHOTO: Helping Hand …

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The Idyllwild HELP Center received a $5,000 medical grant to assist those in need that will start Dec. 2. From left is the center’s Client Services Administrator Colleen Meyer and Disney Cast member Julia Ledesma, who delivered the check. The grant falls under the Disney voluntEARS program, where a Disney cast member volunteers and nominates a non-profit to receive a grant. Photo by Karen Patterson
The Idyllwild HELP Center received a $5,000 medical grant to assist those in need that will start Dec. 2. From left is the center’s Client Services Administrator Colleen Meyer and Disney Cast member Julia Ledesma, who delivered the check. The grant falls under the Disney voluntEARS program, where a Disney cast member volunteers and nominates a non-profit to receive a grant.
Photo by Karen Patterson

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