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Potential lives in all of us. We have a bold and ambitious goal to help more Twin Cities kids than ever before. But, we need your help. Volunteers, families, donors and community leaders need to unite to ensure the success of future generations.
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January 13, 2020
Star Tribune: A business man and his onetime 'little brother' make Minnesota a better place
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Shakeel Nelson, who works for North Memorial Health, and Don MacPherson, a small-business man, have been “brothers’’ for 17 years. The long-standing relationship of Nelson, 25, of north Minneapolis and MacPherson, 51, who grew up on the Iron Range, has been good for them, our community and our economy.

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