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The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a television program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.
The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a television program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.

The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a television program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.

Date1/15/1985
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0125382F
      The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a televison program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.
      The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a televison program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.
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