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Making a grab for charity. Food equipment distributor Joe LeClerc has 60 seconds to get as many loose $1 bills as he can for the United Way at the Int(...)
Making a grab for charity. Food equipment distributor Joe LeClerc has 60 seconds to get as many loose $1 bills as he can for the United Way at the Int(...)

Making a grab for charity. Food equipment distributor Joe LeClerc has 60 seconds to get as many loose $1 bills as he can for the United Way at the Int(...)

Date9/20/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Making a grab for charity. Food equipment distributor Joe LeClerc has 60 seconds to get as many loose $1 bills as he can for the United Way at the International Centre on Airport Rd. yesterday. LeClerc could only grab $576; and his company added $1;000 to the donation.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115771F
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