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Straight From the Heart
— Chris Usher
Storyteller:
Virginia Nonaca Chavez, 62
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Youth leadership trainer, American Red Cross,
Greater Long Beach Chapter
Interviewer:
Marie Dixon
Volunteer work can have surprising repercussions. For 30 years Chavez has been motivating Latino youth to reach for a higher education and giving them the skills to achieve this goal. In the process she found herself reaching for her own stars.
Listen to Virginia Nonaca Chavez's story.
— Chris Usher
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