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School Worker Returns after Trip of a Lifetime

by Pat Coate | September 09, 2007
"Every time I think about it, it makes me cry almost."
- Joe Venable, trip giftee

Durham, North Carolina, USA - He's 72-years-old and he's back at work after the summer of his life.

Last May, Mangum Elementary School custodian, Joe Venable, was treated to a surprise trip to San Francisco courtesy of some very generous fifth graders.

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