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Pennies from Gus

Pennies from Gus

Date6/12/1985
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  • Pennies from Gus: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris tosses a jar's worth of pennies into an empty swimming pool to launch the Pool of Pennies campaign to help Chilean earthquake victims. Helping him are Magaly Vasquez, left, and Beatriz Maldonado, both from Chile, and Kurt Chirstensen, Scarborough Ward 4 alderman.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pennies from Gus: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris tosses a jar's worth of pennies into an empty swimming pool to launch the Pool of Pennies campaign to help Chilean earthquake victims. Helping him are Magaly Vasquez, left, and Beatriz Maldonado, both from Chile, and Kurt Chirstensen, Scarborough Ward 4 alderman.
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0053356F
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