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AYA Family Braves Hurricane Irma

October 2, 2017 AYA Leave a Comment

All of us at the CNN center in Atlanta during Hurricane Irma

Joe, an AYA host dad from Florida, shared the following about what it was like for his family to welcome Juli from Germany and face the challenge of a category 5 hurricane—quite a test of adaptability. Kudos to this family and the many communities coming together in support of … [Read more...]

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