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Global Visionaries Open House and Upcoming Trip

October 26, 2008 No Comments

Global Visionaries, a Seattle organization whose mission is to educate and empower youth to become global citizens, will be showing off their new office digs at an open house and informational session. If you are interested in participating in an upcoming trip to Guatemala, would like to learn more about the organization, or are actively ...

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