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Rotarians share Afghan challenger with local high school students
The Guardian, Charlottetown PEI, Dec 3, 2011.
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GISS students raise over $5700 to help build school in Afghanistan
Reporter: Lorraine Payette, EMC St. Lawrence, Gananoque ON, November 10, 2011
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"More I Want to Know" featured on CHUM FM
Canada's #1 Morning Show - Roger, Darren and Marilyn interview singer/songwriter Janie Grand.
Janie shares the inspiration behind writing Rotary Canada's Afghanistan School Campaign theme song, "More I Want to Know"
Air date: September 27, 2011
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Janie Grand arrives at CHUM at 6:20 am

Video makes a difference
Central students in nation-wide video that educates teens on Afghanistan
Reporter: Kyle Rea, Metro News, London ON, May 18, 2011
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Rotary Club Coordinator speaks with Calgary Students about Afghan School
Reporter: Yamini Sharma, South Asian News, (OMNI AB), April 11, 2011
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Afghan School co-ordinator visits Calgary students
Emily Kreiberg, The Calgary Herald, Calgary AB, April 8, 2011
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Rotary Builds Afghan School
Bill Clark, The Tribune, Cambellton, New Brunswick, April 8, 2011
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Rencontres au sujet de l'Afghanistan
Michel Gourd, L'Étoile, New Brunswick, March 31, 2011
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Rotarians try to involve students
Barb Shea, The Middlesex Banner, Middlesex, ON, December 8, 2010
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East Williams Memorial: Support School in Afghanistan
Terry Heffernan, the Parkhill Gazette, Parkhill, ON October 7, 2010
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Afghan Students urged to Aid Afghan counterparts
Gord Whitehead, Strathroy Age Dispatch, September 16, 2010
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High school students have chance to change Afghan education System
Mark Spowart, The Londoner, August 25, 2010
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Afghanistan School Campaign Launch
A Channel News, London, Ontario August 20, 2010
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Students urged to connect with Afghan peers
EDUCATION: A Rotary built school in Afghanistan aims to provide hope
Randy Richmond, The London Free Press, August 18, 2010
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Building a school in Afghanistan
Maryanne Firth, The Welland Tribune, July 24, 2010
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Janie Grand was captivated by a gaze
Maryanne Firth, The Welland Tribune, July 24, 2010
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