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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:33 PM Sep 2015

Woman who can't read or write finds calling shredding documents

http://abc7ny.com/society/woman-who-cant-read-or-write-finds-calling-shredding-documents/1000573/

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Emma Lynam, a 21-year-old with Down syndrome, can't read or write, but she's found a way to become independent with an unlikely calling: starting her own shredding company.
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Woman who can't read or write finds calling shredding documents (Original Post) LiberalElite Sep 2015 OP

great idea! KT2000 Sep 2015 #1

KT2000

(20,576 posts)

1. great idea!

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Sat Sep 26, 2015, 12:25 AM

Sep 2015

this could be done all over. Several times a year a local business will offer the service for a donation that will go to charity. That is great but it can be a long time between events. Stuff piles up waiting for a shredding event.

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