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May 2014
46m 35s

Whence Came You? - 0145 - AASR Dyslexia ...

ROBERT JOHNSON
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Join us this week for an exclusive interview with the Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago Dyslexia Center. It was a great time learning about this amazing charity and we were even blessed to have a parrent call in to talk about what it has done for her child!

We close the episode with a speciail reading by Bro. Brian Schimian of the Midnight Freemasons for Memorial Day. App extras are a wallpaper for your mobile device! Have a safe, memorable and honorable Memorial Day. 

 

To donate directly to the Dyslexia Center walk, visit www.walkfordyslexia.org

 

To donate directly to the Children's Center for Dyslexia, visit www.cdcchicago.com

 

 

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