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 After facing medical conditions, Meng passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, leaving behind an unimaginable emptiness in our family.
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In Memory of Meng Sa Yang

<div>Hi, my name is Leng, and I never thought I'd be on this side of healthcare—fighting cancer instead of treating patients. I've been a nurse for over 10 years, dedicating my life to caring for others, but now, at just 38 years old, I find myself in the fight of my life against stage 3C colorectal cancer.  

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<div>Over the past several months, I've undergone aggressive chemotherapy, with radiation and possible surgery still ahead. This journey has not only been physically and emotionally draining but also financially overwhelming. Being out of work for six months has left us struggling to keep up with daily expenses, medical bills, and the basic necessities for our children.  

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<div>From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your kindness, generosity, and support. Whether through a donation, sharing our story, or simply keeping us in your thoughts, we are grateful for any help you can provide. -Leng

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In loving memory of Leng Vang

<div>On September 7, 2024 a devastating typhoon swept through Vietnam - wreaking havoc on its communities. Crushing flash floods made its way through the remote mountainous districts of Bắc Hà, Simacai, and Bảo Yên in the Lào Cai province. These areas are deeply occupied by Hmong and other communities who farm, go to school, live, and cultivate the land.
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<div>Casualties rise to 246 with many dead, missing, or injured as villages and communities struggle to rescue their family members and salvage whatever of their homes they have left. Lào Cai province reports the highest typhoon casualties in the country. Over 9,000 homes have been destroyed. Over 97 highland villages of Lào Cai are isolated by floods, all relief efforts are a race against time.
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<div>Typhoon Yagi is the deadliest typhoon in Vietnam’s past 30 years, shaking Southeast Asia. Pictured above is a before and after the flash flood of typhoon Yagi.
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<div>These are just some of the heartbreaking stories shared by local media and Hnub Tsawb, a direct contact who grew up in Lào Cai province. Please help join me in fundraising for the province and its grieving people of Lào Cai.
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Hmong Community Supporting the People of Lào Cai

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<div>On May 26th, 2024, we the Thao family, survived a horrific event. A tornado came through the town of Decatur, AR, destroying our home of 20 plus years along with 4 cars that serves as our primarily form of transportation.
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<div>We huddle together in the pantry as the tornado blew the house away, leaving us with only the clothes we wore to bed that night.
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<div>Even though this was a great loss, we are grateful that we were able to walk away with just minor injuries.
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Support Thao Family's Tornado Recovery

<div>Hi, my name is Nkaujshua Lo and I’m starting a fundraiser to help out my close friend/sister whose husband got into a major car accident on Sunday, March 24th. Our dear friend, Hmoov, was involved in a head-on collision and was air lifted to a hospital in Charlotte for surgery, fractured bones, and injuries to his jaw/mouth. He’s a father of two beautiful babies (a 1-year old girl, Sophie, and a 3-year old boy, Nolan) who weren’t in the car with him at the time. They’re such a genuine, humble family and it’s so unfortunate that this happened. They had just bought their first home not even a year ago.





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Help Hmoov, father of two injured in car accident

<div>It is with great sadness and sorrow, that on the eve of Thursday September 28th 2023, we bid farewell to our son, our husband, our father, our friend, our brother Neng "Duke" Vang. So close and yet so far from home, heaven seems so much further away now. A distinctive genuine soul gone too soon.
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<div>The changing seasons of 'Spring to Winter' in Syracuse, NY alongside the palette of colors that coincided with, could not compare to the shimmer and brilliance with which was their unconditional love for one another. Inseparable, you would be hard pressed to find an event or a picture that they weren't together. Sherry the intrepid artist and photographer found ways to capture these memories and create nostalgia many years to come.
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<div>They found happiness and enjoyed all the moments regardless of any and all outside turbulence. They were wed in 2000 and shortly after found themselves setting roots in the countryside of Decatur, Arkansas. They have 4 beautiful children together; one daughter (Celeste) and three sons (Cam'ron, Kingston and Jameson).
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<div>Duke was always selfless, strong willed and hopeful. First to help, first to get his hands dirty to get the job done even in brand new boots or shoes. He had a gravity about him that pulled people in and a loyalty that made people stay. He loved his family, wife, kids and his friends. His door was always open and he was inclusive to anyone far and wide.
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<div>Duke never took himself too seriously. He wouldn't call himself an educated person, but he knew what he liked and strived to be the best at it. An avid and seasoned outdoorsman, animal enthusiast, mechanic, blue collar simple kind of man who was always willing to toast to the good life with the blessings of good company. Wise even with few words, thoughtful with sincerity, a real one, he taught us it didn't take any type of special offering to exercise kindness.
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<div>Hi everyone! This is Linda, Yer’s older sister. It’s been heavy on our hearts to share this news but we feel it’s best to share this early to gather as much support as we can get…on Friday June 30th my little sister Yer was diagnosed with stage 3b breast cancer. Every cancer diagnosis is unique, but unfortunately, she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer which is a more aggressive type of tumor with a faster growth rate, higher risk of metastasis and recurrence risk. This type of breast cancer accounts for about 10% to 20% of all breast cancer cases.
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<div>We appreciate every one of you for taking the time to come read her story. I’ll keep everyone updated on Yer’s prognosis as we find out more info. Please continue to pray for Yer! Thank you so much.
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Help Nurse Yer, Mom of 3, Beat Breast Cancer

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<div>The Craniofacial Center: <a href="https://www.thecraniofacialcenter.com/meet_dr_fearon.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><a href="http://www.thecraniofacialcenter.com/meet_dr_fearon.html" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.thecraniofacialcenter.com/meet_dr_fearon.html</a></strong></a>
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<div>Today, I have global delays due to my brain injury, my trigonocephaly diagnosis can also be a causing factor in my growth and development. I currently cannot roll, I currently cannot sit, and I often get muscle stiffness in my body. Mommy and daddy have chiropractic sessions and physical therapy scheduled for me weekly. Under my condition, if trigonocephaly is not treated there could be pressure in the head which causes developmental delays, learning/behavioral problems, vision problems, and headaches.
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Help Maitong: An Opportunity at Quality of Life!

<div>Hi everyone ! As you may already know, David has been in the hospital since March after finding out he has Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He had his first round of chemo on March 21, which had him hooked up for 24hrs straight for 7 days. They monitored his blood count for a week and he ended up needing 3 platelet transfusions within that time. They recently did his second bone marrow biopsy, which they hoped to find no more traces of cancer cells, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. He will be staying in the hospital for another month or so while continuing another round of chemo. With everything in the unknown, we are asking family and friends for help and support since he won’t be working and has a baby on the way! Anything helps and we deeply appreciate the support and prayers everyone has been providing for him! 

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David’s Medical Bills

<div>In honor of our beloved uncle Michael T Vang who recently passed on March 7th, 2023.  He was a great father, husband, and uncle and will truly be missed by all who knew him.  In his remembrance we want to honor his life and generosity by providing a fitting memorial service.  Please join us if you can at one or both services being held to remember him by at the following locations and dates.  For those who are not able to pay their respect in person you can donate sunshine money here as needed.
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<div><strong>Funeral Service:</strong>
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<div><em>New Life Presbyterian Church</em>
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<div><em>965 Larpenteur Ave. W. Roseville, Minnesota 55113</em>
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<div><strong>Saturday, March 25, 2023 9AM-9PM</strong>
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<div><strong>Light Service &amp; Burial:</strong>
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<div><em>Skylawn Memorial Park</em>
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<div><em>Hwy 92 at Skyline Blvd. San Mateo, California 94062</em>
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<div><strong>Monday, April 3rd, 2023 10AM-1PM</strong>
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<div><strong><em>***For any questions and concerns you can reach out to either one us @</em></strong>
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<div><strong><em>***Bao Vang [phone redacted]</em></strong>
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<div><strong><em>***Tou Foua Vang [phone redacted]</em></strong>
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Donate in memory of Michael T Vang

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<div>Today, we’d like to share our mother’s story with you. Our mother was diagnosed with stage III Pancreatic Cancer back in March 2021. She started her first round of chemotherapy in June 2021 with no success and disappointment. Looking at the high accumulated medical expenses, she was hesitant to continue further treatment. The entire family was not ready to give up if there were any chance of surviving this awful illness. With high hopes, she continued with painful radiation therapy during December 2021 until February 2022. Unfortunately, it was to no avail. Her CT scans showed no promising signs. Despite how much pain she was in, we were not ready to give up on her. She continued with a different type of Chemotherapy in May 2022 which took a tremendous toll on her already fragile body. 
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<div>In June 2022, the family and physicians came to a decision that it was best to stop all treatments as her fragile body couldn’t tolerate the strong treatments anymore. We just want our mother to be comfortable and spend the little amount of time she has in the comfort of her home with family. With a broken heart, our mother came home with hospice with a life expectancy of 2-3 months. With our mother’s condition, our father had to take unpaid leave from work to take care of her. With comfort care and my dad’s determination, she fought hard during downs and exceeded hospice’s expectations until February 25, 2023 where her poor body gave up on her. Our family has been grateful for all the love and support, we graciously appreciate any donations given.
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Yua Yang's funeral

<div>Hello friends and family, my name is Minda and I am creating this GoFundMe page for my boyfriend Tim’s fathers funeral expenses. The Bounya family is sadden to inform you the sudden loss of their beloved father, Yrueh Bounya, on January 10. Yrueh has suffered from COPD and has been fighting it for 4 years. At the end of September, he was admitted to the hospital due to pneumonia and his health declined since then. With the sudden loss of their father, the family is asking for any monetary donations to help go towards the funeral expenses. Anything you can help is appreciated. 
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<div>Yrueh Bounya was a former Montagnard veteran fighting alongside the Americans during the Vietnam war. In 1987, Yrueh was sponsored by Laura and John Fisher from Christ United Methodist Church to come to America. He has survived his wife (Aon Souern), one daughter (Sareem Bounya), two sons (Tim and Kem Bounya), and a grandson (Zayne Phayaxay).
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Yrueh Bounya’s Funeral Expenses

<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>The Cause:</strong></span>
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<p>The vulnerable Hmong people in North Vietnam need our support this winter – <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Please</strong></span> read on for information about how you can <strong>help</strong>.
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<p>My name is Ben Neoh and earlier this year I spent six months living and volunteering in far <strong>North Vietnam</strong> working with disadvantaged minority youth. These minority groups are disadvantaged due to their remote mountainous location, having difficult land to farm with, lacking access to employment opportunities and not having enough resources for furthering their education. I witnessed the poor conditions that these communities are having to endure and <strong>it broke my heart</strong> knowing that I didn't have the resources to help. 
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<p>I am currently working directly with the Hmong communities in Mù Cang Chải to gather information about their needs and have since learned that there are approximately <strong>67 poor, disadvantaged families</strong> who have listed warm blankets and clothes to be their number one need. A further half of these families listed having enough rice to ration over this challenging time of year as a top priority. This second issue is due to being unable to grow enough rice throughout the year because of the limited dry land that they have to farm with and the stark climate changes affecting their yield.<br /><br />
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>The Issue:</strong></span>
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<p>Around Mù Cang Chải, the temperature can often drop to <strong>ZERO degrees</strong> overnight. Many of these Hmong families are forced to endure these harsh conditions without heaters, enough warm clothes and blankets, or basic staple foods. <strong>Being from</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>, we understand what zero degrees means, though most of us are fortunate enough to stay warm and have access to food. For the people in Mù Cang Chải, the winter months render already vulnerable communities susceptible to illness, fatigue, and malnourishment, which then leads to poor work and education outcomes, reduced incomes and heavy financial burdens that continue to follow them throughout the year. <br /><br />
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>The Relief</strong></span>
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<p>I have been working closely with my personal connections in Mù Cang Chải to research the availability of rice and blankets, associated costs and have developed a project plan for delivering adequate supplies of both to the 67 families. Please see the breakdown as follows:
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<p><strong>Warm Blankets</strong> 230,000 VND/Each = Around $14 AUD x 67<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Total Needed</strong></span> <strong> =  </strong>15,410,000 VND = Around $938 AUD
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<p>As rice is a staple for the Hmong, they eat a lot more rice than we would in the west. There are also many more people per household, so we estimate each family requiring a minimum of 30kg per week. We would like to provide a couple of week's worth of food relief per family which would equal: 
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<p><strong>Quality rice</strong> per/10kg is 110,000 VND = Around $7 AUD<br /><br />60kg/family = 660,000 VND = Around $42 AUD x 35<em><br /></em>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Total Needed</span>  </strong>=  23,100,000 VND = $1,470 AUD 
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><br />Fundraising Goal</span> </strong>= 38,510,000 VND = Around $2,408 AUD<strong><br /><br /><br /></strong>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>The Desired Timeframe for Delivering Relief:</strong></span>
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<p>I will be returning to Mù Cang Chải in late<strong> January 2019</strong>. I hope to have reached our fundraising goal and purchased the supplies so I can deliver the relief to affected families in time for the winter. The winter weather in Mù Cang Chải can span from November until March. <br /><br />I will, however, keep this page running if we do not reach our goal amount so, it's possible to continue fundraising until we do achieve our intended mission. <br /><br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/34840400_1544354765524072_r.jpeg" alt="34840400_1544354765524072_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" />
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Additional Information:</strong></span>
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<p>Any additional funds needed for resources such as transport will be covered by me and some of the better off Hmong community members who are helping me organize this relief who wish to support and give back to their own people.
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<p>The relief we end up providing will depend solely on the funds that we can raise.  If we do not raise our goal amount by the end of January, we will do what we can for the most disadvantaged first until there is no more funding left.
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<p>With the funds we do receive, <strong>we will document the progress we make </strong>through actual expenditure, provide updates in supplying relief and document the responses from the community through written updates here on this page. We will possibly include photos/video too - so please stay posted with our journey whether or not you're able to donate.
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<p>This is a temporary relief to a greater issue, but we know the relationships we'll build through running <strong>this initiative will create a strong foundation for longer-term work in the future</strong><em>.</em> We hope to work with the Hmong communities in Mù Cang Chải to further build their community so that the burdens they face can be reduced. Through reducing their burdens, people can be empowered to reach their fullest potential and create a healthy and financially sustainable community.
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>How to Help:</strong></span> (Not just donations)
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<p>If you have read this far, <strong>thank you!</strong> Thank you to anyone interested in this initiative, to anyone considering donating and to anyone who shows support in any way they can.
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<p>I understand that this time of year can be difficult financially, not to mention just in general for some of us (myself included). Please do not feel any expectation that you have to donate or feel any guilt if you are unable to. This is all about doing what we can. If you do wish to show your support but are unsure how then here are a few ways you can help:
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<p>1. <strong>Make A Donation</strong>, of any amount. Even one cent will get us closer to our goal so do not underestimate a small contribution because it will go towards a much larger difference. Also, if you do not know how or do not feel comfortable donating online, please get in touch and I will collect donations in person.
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<p>2. <strong>Share</strong> this page and ask people who you feel would be interested to get involved. This could be through social media (e.g. Instagram stories, Facebook stories), email, text messages, in-person conversation, and forums of any kind. The more people involved, the more likely we will reach our goal together.<br /><br />3. <strong>Make A Non-Financial Donation</strong>, such as offering up a service or product to give away if you or a friend has a business. This is a great way to show your own business community values and receive further exposure to potential customers. You can even donate items of value that you no longer need which I will sell at the local market to go towards our goal amount.
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<p>4. <strong>Respond!</strong> Tell me if you think this is a good idea. Tell me if you think there are ways to improve what I am doing already and please tell me if there's anything else you'd like to know about the relief that we hope to provide. 
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<p><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/34840400_1544354819364935_r.jpeg" alt="34840400_1544354819364935_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" /><em><strong><br /><br />Finally, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for your support!</strong></em>
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<p><strong>Ben Neoh<br /></strong><em><strong>Fundraiser Organiser</strong></em>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Special Thanks:</strong></span><br />Lan, Sáng, Leizl, Courtney and Angeli.
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Winter Relief for Disadvantaged Hmong Families

<img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/19699008_1492409976.0708_funddescription.png" alt="" width="100%" /><iframe media_type="0" media_id="N4uz4cjsoVA" class="youtube-replace" title="YouTube video player" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:560px;height:315px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/N4uz4cjsoVA/?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe><br />Our sweet baby <strong>Kinsley Yang</strong> entered the world asleep, withholding her smile and hiding her eyes from all those awaiting her with broken hearts. <br /><br />Time after time, Leng and Usanee have faced countless trials and obstacles but have allowed those hardships to deepen their faith and trust in God. Those who know Leng and Usanee know that they are wonderful parents to six-year old Olivia, and four-year old Will. Their love for God is reflected in every aspect of their lives and their faith inspires all who know them. <br /><br />We express our deepest gratitude for so many of our friends and family who have reached out to us in these last few days. Although we mourn the loss of Kinsley, we know our separation is only momentarily and look forward to reuniting with her in Heaven. <br /><br />Many have asked how they can help. Prayer support is powerful so we ask that you would continue to keep Leng, Usanee, Olivia and Will in your prayers. Financial support will also be needed, as Usanee will not be returning to work until August. May God work through those who love Him to embrace this family with an outpouring of support that will exceed their needs for the days ahead.<br /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/19699008_1492409923.0862_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><br /><img class="not-resizeable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/19699008_1492405485.8446_funddescription.jpg" alt="19699008_1492405485.8446_funddescription" width="100%" />

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