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Pennies for the thought. Metro police Chief Bill McCormack, with help from B.J. Birdy, empties out $75 worth of coins collected from the wishing pool (...)
Pennies for the thought. Metro police Chief Bill McCormack, with help from B.J. Birdy, empties out $75 worth of coins collected from the wishing pool (...)

Pennies for the thought. Metro police Chief Bill McCormack, with help from B.J. Birdy, empties out $75 worth of coins collected from the wishing pool (...)

Date1/16/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pennies for the thought. Metro police Chief Bill McCormack, with help from B.J. Birdy, empties out $75 worth of coins collected from the wishing pool at police headquarters. The money goes to the Aizhelmer Society's January memory bank drive toward research and caregiving.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0066479F
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