Big-Hearted Kids Help Their Homeland ; Aid to Russian Victims Is Latest Act of Charity
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › December 20, 2004
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It didn't take long for Lucas and Rebecca Franco to start raising funds when their family received an adoption agency's request that its clients help victims of the September school siege and shooting in Beslan, Russia.
The letter, sent in late October, was meant for Lucas and Rebecca's parents. But if the agency had been aware of the Wyckoff siblings' passion for good will, it might have addressed its plea directly to the pair, who were adopted from Russia a decade ago.See the full content of this document
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Big-Hearted Kids Help Their Homeland ; Aid to Russian Victims Is Latest Act of Charity
In two weeks, Lucas, 13, and Rebecca, 11, raised $1,500 by going door-to-door, holding a bake sale at their school and speaking at a Rotary Club meeting.
"The letter asked if you could make a small donation," said Lucas Franco, ...See the full content of this document
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