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2024 From The Heart Image Gallery
There may be no better way to communicate what we do than through images. Thank you to all who made our 2024 From The Heart gala event so successful!
Sales have ended for our 2024 From The Heart cash calendars.The 2025 From The Heart cash calendars will be available in the Fall of 2024.
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Tickets for our 2025 From The Heart Gala will be available for purchase in late fall 2024.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The Rochelle Rotary Club’s annual From the Heart dinner-auction is the organization’s premier fundraising event of the year, bringing corporations, businesses, couples and individuals together to help support important service agencies in the Rochelle area community.
The 16th Annual From The Heart Gala event was held on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at the Flight Deck Bar and Grille in Rochelle, and due to the generosity of the community, we were able to raise a record-breaking $90,000.
Each year, the From The Heart Gala and Auction raises thousands of dollars for nine local non-profit groups that provide valuable family services in and around the Rochelle region. We are pleased to announce that we have added the Community Action Network, or CAN, to our list of charitable organizations..\
We set a goal to raise $100,000 for our 9 local non-profit groups in 2025 and we need your help in reaching that goal!
How can you help? Purchase a cash calendar in 2024, purchase a ticket to the Gala, become a centerpiece sponsor, become a corporate sponsor, donate as an individual, donate a silent/live auction item.
We accept donations year round! Please mail your donation to From The Heart, PO Box 202, Rochelle, IL 61068. For more information, call Dave at 815-562-2220. Tickets for our 2025 From The Heart gala will be available online in late fall 2024. Follow us on Facebook for up to date information!
CASH CALENDAR WINNERS
Sales have ended on our 2024 Cash Calendars. The 2025 Cash Calendars will be on sale in Fall of 2024.
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JANUARY 2024Jan. 1 - Laurie Borowicz, Janesville, WI, $1,000 Jan. 2 - Cindy Bonnell, Dixon, $25 Jan. 3 - Sonja Swanson, Davis Junction, $25 Jan. 4 - Teresa Petry, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 5 - Nathan Thompson, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 6 - Audrey Summers, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 7 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $50 Jan. 8 - Kishwaukee College Foundation, $25 Jan. 9 - Katelyn Gabbard, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 10 - Focus House, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 11 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Jan. 12 - Molly Sly, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 13 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Jan. 14 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $50 Jan. 15 - Karen Anderson, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 16 - Tina Graber, Palatine, $25 Jan. 17 - Connie Manning, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 18 - Jordan Blume, Oregon, $25 Jan. 19 - Tim Isley, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 20 - Debbie Belmonte, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 21 - Shane Huber, Rochelle, $50 Jan. 22 - Focus House, $25 Jan. 23 - Amy Hayden, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 24 - Kyle Aldridge, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 25 - Hayat Taour, Oregon, $25 Jan. 26 - Ashley Bick, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 27 - Titus Williamson, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 28 - Aubrey Headon, Rochelle, $50 Jan. 29 - Mike Scott, Forreston, $25 Jan. 30 - Joe Williams, Rochelle, $25 Jan. 31 - From the Heart, Rochelle, $25 Checks to winners will be mailed out at the end of each month.
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FEBRUARY 2024Feb. 1 – RACF, Rochelle, $50 Feb. 2 – Melody Worthington, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 3 - Sofie Meyers, Rochelle, $250 Feb. 4 - Mercedes Barrientos, Rochelle, $50 Feb. 5 - Allison Wagner-Huntley, Byron, $25 Feb. 6 - From the Heart, $50 Feb. 7 - Judith Koelzer, Friena, Texas, $25 Feb. 8 - Nancy Meyers, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 9 - Kaylee Fowler, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 10 - Justin Adolph, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 11 - First State Bank, Rochelle, $50 Feb. 12 - John Gonzales, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 13 - Kathleen Lutz, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 14 - Ariana and Antonio Welle, Oregon, $250 Feb. 15 - From the Heart, $25 Feb. 16 - Shining Star, Dixon, $25 Feb. 17 - Michelle Ocampo, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 18 - RACF, $50 Feb. 19 - RACF, $25 Feb. 20 - Crystal Crom, Cloquet, Minnesota, $25 Feb. 21 - From the Heart, $25 Feb. 22 - Crystal Hueramo, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 23 - Christa Seebach, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 24 - Gus and Armande Vasilopolous, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 25 - Noel Allison, Rochelle, $50 Feb. 26 - Maplehurst Farms, $25 Feb. 27 - Cynthia Lopez, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 28 - Marcy Bruhn, Rochelle, $25 Feb. 29 - Jake Meyers, Rochelle, $25 Checks to winners will be mailed out at the end of each month.
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MARCH 2024March 2024 From The Heart Calendar Winners Mar. 1 – Deanne Ponto, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 2 – From The Heart, $25 Mar. 3 – From The Heart auction, $50 Mar. 4 – Araceli Flores, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 5 - Stephanie Gittleson, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 6 - From the Heart, $25 Mar. 7 - Jennifer Marshall, LaMoille, $25 Mar. 8 - Noah Mershon, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 9 - Stacey Horstmeier, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 10 - Gail Walker, Rochelle, $50 Mar. 11 - Christine Gorman, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 12 - Ethan Etes, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 13 - Danny Miller, Ashton, $25 Mar. 14 - Allison Wagner-Huntley, Byron, $25 Mar. 15 - Tiffany Meyers, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 16 - From the Heart, $25 Mar. 17 - From the Heart, $250 Mar. 18 - Edith Yarbrough, Dixon, $25 Mar. 19 - Cally Gustafson, Topeka, Kansas, $25 Mar. 20 - Two Sisters on Main, Amboy, $25 Mar. 21 - Elvis Baneski, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 22 - From the Heart, $25 Mar. 23 - From the Heart, $25 Mar. 24 - Jan Thompson, Rochelle, $50 Mar. 25 - From the Heart, $25 Mar. 26 - Brian Vanderheyden, Sycamore, $25 Mar. 27 - Rochelle Chamber, $25 Mar. 28 - From the Heart auction, $25 Mar. 29 - Mark Boehm, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 30 - Chad Horner, Rochelle, $25 Mar. 31 - Greg Duffy, Dixon, $300 Checks to winners will be mailed out at the end of each month.
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APRIL 2024April 1 - Mark Nink, Rochelle, $25 April 2 - Mike and Gabrielle Nachman, Madison, Wis., $25 April 3 - Leslie Mann, Rochelle, $25 April 4 - Carol Pretzer, Lindenwood, $25 April 5 - From The Heart, $25 April 6 - Hope of Ogle County, $25 April 7 - Ryan Thomas, Chana, $50 April 8 - Marilyn Yu, DeKalb, $25 April 9 - Dennis Neal, Rochelle, $25 April 10 - Kitchen Table, $25 April 11 - Kaya Fulgencio, Rochelle, $25 April 12 - RACF, $25 April 13 - Marshall Basler, Rochelle, $25 April 14 - Teresa Haggestad, Rochelle, $50 April 15 - SALT 251/Luna, Rochelle, $25 April 16 - Gabriela Ortiz, Rochelle, $25 April 17 - RACF, $25 April 18 - RACF, $25 April 19 - Priscilla Patterson, Rochelle, $25 April 20 - Lois Delhotal, Rochelle, $25 April 21 - Rochelle Christian Food Pantry, Rochelle, $50 April 22 - RACF, $25 April 23 - Kathy Mitchusson, Byron, $25 April 24 - Patricia Cuchiara, Rochelle, $25 April 25 - Danielle Bettner, Rochelle, $25 April 26 - Bruce Norkus, Rochelle, $25 April 27 - RACF, $25 April 28 - Darcie Mann, Rockton, $50 April 29 - Don Horner, Rochelle, $25 April 30 - Breanna Sturtz, Morrison, $25
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MAY 2024May 1 – Heather Sharp, Roscoe $25 May 2 – Grange Kissack, Rochelle, $25 May 3 – Kathy Butler, Princeton, $25 May 4 – RACF, Rochelle, $25 May 5 – Elisa Rubeck, Rochelle, $50 May 6 – From The Heart, Rochelle, $25 May 7 – Hope Croegaert, Valparaiso, Ind., $25 May 8 – Laura Cedillo Martinez, Rochelle, $25 May 9 – Deb Schiller, Holcomb, $25 May 10 – Martha Phillips, Rochelle, $25 May 11 – Jessica Rogers, Rochelle, $25 May 12 – William Peska, Rochelle, $500 May 13 – Norma Huntley, Chana, $25 May 14 – Matthew Lynch, Rochelle, $25 May 15 – Phil Nye, Rochelle, $25 May 16 – From The Heart, Rochelle, $25 May 17 – Stephanie Tepinski, Rochelle, $25 May 18 – Focus House, Rochelle, $25 May 19 –RACF, Rochelle, $50 May 20 – Hope of Ogle County, Rochelle, $25 May 21 – From The Heart, Rochelle, $25 May 22 – John LaPlume, Rochelle, $25 May 23 – From The Heart, Rochelle, $25 May 24 – From The Heart, Rochelle, $25 May 25 – Donna Durham, Rochelle, $25 May 26 – Chris Cardott, Steward, $50 May 27 – Scott and Alana Hill, Thomson, $1,000 May 28 – From The Heart, Rochelle, $25 May 29 – Steve Meiners, Dixon, $25 May 30 – Lucas Dobson, Davis Junction, $25 May 31 – Jessica Rogers, Rochelle, $25
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JUNE 2024June 1 – Maria Milan, Rochelle, $25 June 2 – Lorita Bertrand, Champaign, $50 June 3 – Breanna Sturtz, Morrison, $25 June 4 – Joe Peeling, Rochelle, $25 June 5 – Heidi Rattanasavanh, Rochelle, $25 June 6 – Chief Peter Pavia, Rochelle, $25 June 7 – Jace Whitehead, Rochelle, $25 June 8 – Don Romes, Rochelle, $25 June 9 – Lucas Kammerer, Dixon, $50 June 10 – RACF, Rochelle, $25 June 11 – Dorothy Bowers, Byron, $25 June 12 – Lane and Sheryl Albrecht, Lake Mills, Wis., $25 June 13 – Marisol Esparza, Rochelle, $25 June 14 – Logan Frye, Steward, $25 June 15 – Christine Roberts, Lindenwood, $25 June 16 – Kishwaukee College Foundation, Malta, $500 June 17 – Jacquelyn Ackert, Dixon, $25 June 18 – Moncerat Rocha, Rochelle, $25 June 19 – Merrick Jacobs, Glendale, Ariz., $25 June 20 – From The Heart, Rochelle, $25 June 21 – From The Heart, Rochelle, $25 June 22 – Sherrie Welles, Rochelle, $25 June 23 – Megan Ryan, Glendale, Ariz., $50 June 24 – Timothy Moreland, Rochelle, $25 June 25 – Adeline Aubry, Whitefish Bay, Wis., $25 June 26 – Angela Wyckoff, Davis Junction, $25 June 27 – RACF, Rochelle, $25 June 28 – First State Bank, Rochelle, $25 June 29 – Micheal Fonfara, Rochelle, $25 June 30 – Kyle Elliott, Lakeside Calif., $50
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JULY 2024July 1 – Danielle Elston, Rochelle, $25 July 2 – Marshall Basler, Rochelle, $25 July 3 – Max Etheridge, Rochelle, $25 July 4 – William Fawkes, Sterling, $1,000 July 5 – Griffin Gabriel, Rochelle, $25 July 6 – Charlie and Jennifer True, Rochelle, $25 July 7 – Jill Schwartz, Rochelle, $50 July 8 – Maplehurst Farms, Rochelle, $25 July 9 – Jim and Lori Nalley, Ashton, $25 July 10 – Bill Saunders, Polo, $25 July 11 – Mack Llanas, Rochelle, $25 July 12 – From The Heart auction, $25 July 13 – James Stuckey, Rochelle, $25 July 14 – Focus House, Rochelle, $50 July 15 – Carter McMorris, Princeton, $25 July 16 – From The Heart, $25 July 17 – Ben Heck, Chana, $25 July 18 – From The Heart, $25 July 19 – Hope of Ogle County, $25 July 20 – From The Heart, $25 July 21 – Yazmin Nambo, Rochelle, $50 July 22 – Robert Danekas, Rochelle, $25 July 23 – Michelle Knight, Rochelle, $25 July 24 – Lars Larsen, Rochelle, $25 July 25 – From The Heart auction, $25 July 26 – RACF, $25 July 27 – Steve Hall, Rochelle, $25 July 28 – Tracy and Nate Kessen, Sugar Grove, $50 July 29 – Betsy Jones, Amboy, $25 July 30 – Eva Chu, Rochelle, $25 July 31 – Lee Dusing, South Milwaukee, Wis., $25
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AUGUST 2024August 2024 From The Heart cash calendar winners Aug. 1 – Lora McKee, Oregon, $25 Aug. 2 – Benjamin Sondergren, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 3 – Rochelle Rescue Mission, $25 Aug. 4 – Lee Dusing, South Milwaukee, Wis., $50 Aug. 5 – RACF, $25 Aug. 6 – Eva Chu, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 7 – Steven Kuhn, Sycamore, $25 Aug. 8 – Candice Jackson, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 9 – Bobbi Burke, Poplar Grove, $25 Aug. 10 – Aubrey Meinen, Davis Junction, $25 Aug. 11 – Hope of Ogle County, $25 Aug. 12 – Sharon Walken, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 13 – Bridget Schott, Dixon, $25 Aug. 14 – Nicole Canfield, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 15 – Matt Klahn, Sterling, $25 Aug. 16 – Yazmin Nambo, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 17 – Kristina Hitzke, Rockford, $25 Aug. 18 – Judith Koelzer, Friena, Texas, $50 Aug. 19 – Hope of Ogle County, $25 Aug. 20 – Terry Truckenbrod, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 21 – Joyce Bialas, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 22 – Kaylee Brown, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 23 – Carol Elliott, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 24 – Mackinzie Hamlink, Amboy, $25 Aug. 25 – Mary Sage, Rochelle, $50 Aug. 26 – Timothy Thompson, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 27 – Acres Bistro, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 28 – Colonial Flowers and Gifts, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 29 – Focus House, Rochelle, $25 Aug. 30 – Julie Lovett, Steward, $25 Aug. 31 – Rosaelia Arteaga, Rochelle, $25 Checks to winners will be mailed out at the end of each month.
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SEPTEMBER 2023Sept. 1 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, Sept. 2 - Emily Lopez-Perez, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 3 - Mandi Morris, Rochelle, $50 Sept. 4 - Brittany Olszewski, Rochelle, $1,000 Sept. 5 - Ben Heck, Chana, $25 Sept. 6 - Mariah Wyrobek, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 7 - Linda Schreiber, Leaf River, $25 Sept. 8 - Jason Burdin, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 9 - Zekelman Employee, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 10 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $50 Sept. 11 - Alexis Barbosa, Newark, $25 Sept. 12 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Sept. 13 - Zekelman Employee, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 14 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Sept. 15 - Katherine Slattengren, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 16 - David Bills, Port Byron, $25 Sept. 17 - Norna Seaworth, Lindenwood, $50 Sept. 18 - Therese Fenwick, Winchester, VA, $25 Sept. 19 - Elizabeth Bontz, Amboy, $25 Sept. 20 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Sept. 21 - The Kitchen Table, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 22 - Teresa Schlesinger, Compton, $25 Sept. 23 - Mark - Meyers Furniture, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 24- Thelma Geske, Steward, $50 Sept. 25 - Brenda Bickerman, McNabb, $25 Sept. 26 - Dave Pest, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 27 - Steve Howell, Dixon, $25 Sept. 28 – Jodi Jacobs, Panama City, Fla., $25 Sept. 29 – Juan Martinez, Rochelle, $25 Sept. 30 – Hope of Ogle County, Rochelle, $25
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OCTOBER 2023October 2023 From The Heart Calendar Winners Oct. 1 - Caring Friends, Dixon, $50 Oct. 2 - Shawn Meyers, Keokuk, Iowa, $25 Oct. 3 - The Kitchen Table, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 4 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Oct. 5 - Rochelle Police Dog, $25 Oct. 6 - Linda Alderks, Chana, $25 Oct. 7 - Rochelle Fire Fighter Social, $25 Oct. 8 - Calvin M. Jacobs, Rochelle, $50 Oct. 9 - Mic Brooks, Rochelle, $250 Oct. 10 - Jessica Mueller, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 11 - Jason Burdin, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 12 - MeLisa Young, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 13 - Jasmine Sarabia, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 14 - From the Heart, $25 Oct. 15 - Michele Perez, Rochelle, $50 Oct. 16 - From the Heart, $25 Oct. 17 - City of Rochelle, $25 Oct. 18 - Erica Walton, Moline, $25 Oct. 19 - Merry Mathis, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 20 - Emily Dysart, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 21 - HOPE of Ogle County, $25 Oct. 22 - Diane Cecil, Rochelle, $50 Oct. 23 - Bob Hammon, Sycamore, $25 Oct. 24 - From the Heart, $25 Oct. 25 - Jacob and Taylor Bigelow, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 26 – Debra Bonacquisti, Ashton, $25 Oct. 27 – David F Beguin, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 28 – HOPE of Ogle County, Rochelle, $25 Oct. 29 – Doria Hardy, Rochelle, $50 Oct. 30 – Hub City Senior Center, Rochelle, $50 Oct. 31 – Ashton Schuster, Ortonville, Mich., $250 Checks to winners will be mailed out at the end of each month.
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NOVEMBER 2023November 2023 From The Heart Cash Calendar winners Nov. 1 - Lori Kersten, Dixon, $25 Nov. 2 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Nov. 3 - Lucas Dobson, Davis Junction, $25 Nov. 4 - Dana Ptucha, Deer Park, New York, $25 Nov. 5 - From the Heart, $50 Nov. 6 - Carol Drummet, Freeport, $25 Nov. 7 - Jim May, Rochelle, $25 Nov. 8 - Elsie Johnson, Rochelle, $25 Nov. 9 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Nov. 10 - Rochelle Chamber, $250 Nov. 11 - Hayvin Neale, Rochelle, $25 Nov. 12 - Nathan K. Timm, Rochelle, $50 Nov. 13 - Deanna Wooten, Rochelle, $25 Nov. 14 - Cindy Goldman, Ashton, $25 Nov. 15 - Jackson Graber, Rockford, $25 Nov. 16 - Paul Mott, Wautoma, Wis., $25 Nov. 17 - Shane Waters, Rochelle, $25 Nov. 18 - Rita Thompson, Rochelle, $25 Nov. 19 - Ed Deets, Dixon, $50 Nov. 20 - HOPE of Ogle County, $25 Nov. 21 - Daniel Pineda, Ashton, $25 Nov. 22 - Zekelman Employee, $25 Nov. 23 - Dustin Shafer, Rochelle, $500 Nov. 24 - J’Sondra Veracini, Rochelle, $25 Nov. 25 - Willa Wood, Lindenwood, $25 Nov. 26 - Heather Bresson, Ashton, $50 Nov. 27 - Jessica Curatola, Ashton, $25 Nov. 28 - Laurie (Mrs. Dennis) Bearrows, Chana, $25 Nov. 29 - Tina Graber, Palatine, $25 Nov. 30 - Nick Vilmin, Byron, $25 Checks to winners will be mailed out at the end of each month.
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DECEMBER 2023December 2023 From The Heart Cash Calendar winners Dec. 1 - Tim Postula Dec. 2 - Erin Odle, Steward, $25 Dec. 3 - Daniel and Niki Tobler, Davis Junction, $50 Dec. 4 - Karen Cech, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 5 - Rochelle Area Community Foundation, $25 Dec. 6 - Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, $25 Dec. 7 - Heather Hensley, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 8 - Eric Van Hise, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 9 - Velimir Kuzmanovski, Rockford, $25 Dec. 10 - Emily Harness, DeKalb, $50 Dec. 11 - Kim Duval, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 12 - Sara Hall, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 13 - Clay and Becky Fraley, Kings, $25 Dec. 14 - HOPE of Ogle County, $25 Dec. 15 - Liquor N Wine, $25 Dec. 16 - Marge Charboneau, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 17 - Scott and Alana Hill, Thomson, $50 Dec. 18 - Christian Neale, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 19 - Zekelman Employee, $25 Dec. 20 - Gabriela Ortiz, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 21 - From the Heart, $25 Dec. 22 - Vickie Eschenbaum, Spring Valley, $25 Dec. 23 - Sherry Morris, Amboy, $25 Dec. 24 - Rochelle Chamber, $50 Dec. 25 - Mark Bucey, Byron, $1,000 Dec. 26 - Joe Kearns, Ashton, $25 Dec. 27 - Steve Barron, Rochelle, $25 Dec. 28 - Kathy Wayman, Oregon, $25 Dec. 29 - NICE Center, Lee, $25 Dec. 30 - From the Heart, $25 Dec. 31 - Rochelle Chamber, $50 Checks to winners will be mailed out at the end of each month.
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