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December 2010: Kimberley boy gives the gift of sight for his birthday

Think back  to your childhood and try to recall what you really wished for on your birthday. Perhaps it was a G.I. Joe, an Etch a Sketch, or those Rock ‘Em Sock‘Em robots. How about the kind act of helping someone out? Eleven-year-old James Owen did just that when he chose to donate to Seva Canada’s sight restoration programs for his birthday.

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