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Fort Madison couple hopes to start orphanage
Posted: 01.16.2012 at 4:25 AM
KHQA Newsdesk
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FORT MADISON, IA. -- You see a lot of styrofoam bricks around Fort Madison these days, and there's a good reason.

A Fort Madison couple is trying to raise ten thousand dollars to match a grant that would build an orphanage in Mexico.

The Daily Democrat says the plan is to raise the money a nickel at a time.

The project is called 'cinco por cinco' or five for five Bank Project.

The goal is to have each brick around town raise a hundred dollars.

The couple behind the campaign, Geirllermo and Renay Dominguez already have the land in Mexico to build the orphanage.

Read more by clicking here. 

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