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Harlem 125th Street Lights Boost Community Spirit
The Harlem neighborhood funded and lit the entire 125th Street with a 60,000 dollar campaign after city budget cuts, aided by Columbia University and City College of New York donations, churches, and locals. Dax Locke’s story in Washington Illinois inspired neighborly lighting for him, raising awareness and funds for the St Jude hospital fund, with a community response that touched the Locke family.
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Scrooge
New York
Harlem
125Th Street
Barbara Askins
125Th Street Business Improvement District
Askins
Columbia University
City College of New York
Julie Locke
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis
Dax
Austin
Washington
Ill
Peoria
Lockes
Trish Hurtgen
Matthew West
St. Jude Hospital