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Volume Six, Number 77, April 19, 2007 (Read It Online) Here's today's featured request... Mother's Day Favors I am really on a tight budget for Mother's Day for my church. I need to do 300 favors for all the mothers and only $100 was given. So please help me out with some ideas. Thanks,
Thanks for reading, Susan
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