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CZS Associates Raise
         FUNDRAISER  $71K for Animals


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                                        Helping Our WildLife            supporters.
               California Sea Lions Level         African Painted Dogs Level     White-Cheeked Gibbons Level
                          $5,000                             $2,500                           $1,000
                                                                                       Edward Jones Investments
                                                                                    Sasha Gerritson and Eugene Jarvis
                                                                                          The Kerschen Family
                                                                                        Pet Supplies Plus Berwyn
                                                                                           Robert Geraghty
                                                                                           Country Financial
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