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84-year-old deluged with help after $3K water bill

by Pat Coate | November 26, 2008
"It tells me there are many ways we can be proud of this community."
- Norman Beckman, aid recipient

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA - An 84-year-old man hit with a $3,000 quarterly water bill for leaky pipes won't have to pay a dime, thanks to the generosity of others.

Organizers stopped accepting the contributions that were still coming in.

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