Source: Courtney Held, courtney.held@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.faastfunrun.wordpress.com
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MANHATTAN -- Community service projects in Kenya 1xbet online games login benefit from funds raised at Kansas State University's first Fair Trade Awareness, Africa's Sustainability, Together, or FAAST, event Sunday, April 26.
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