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Chamber Honors Two who Gave Back

THe Perinton Chamber of Commerce has named Donna Yawman its citizen of the year. Natascha Yogachandra has been named its second annual youth citizen of the year. Donna Yawman

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Student Kindness earns Special Invitation

Natascha Yogachandra may be young, but she’s wise. The 11-year-old Fairport girl chose to give up a leadership conference in Washington, D.C., and some of her savings to help

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She needs money, going to help

I just learned that a lot of countries didn’t have a lot of education, and I saw on the news how people were suffering, she said. I saw that they didn’t have many books, and I thought that I

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Ship Used Books to Poor Children Worldwide

My 7-year-old daughter, Natascha, is fortunate that she is being educated in the Fair-port school district, one of the best in the country. Still, an estimated 90 million children world wide are

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Girl Gathers Books for Kids

For some 10-year-olds, reading is a daily adventure, but for many, a book is hard to come by. That’s why Natascha Yogachandra, with the help of her father, Nat Yogachandra, created

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