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Several times a week, Maria Ruiz of El Paso, Texas, crosses the border into Juarez, Mexico, bringing food, clothing and toys for hundreds of impoverished children and their families.
Marie Da Silva
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Maria Ruiz
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CHAMPIONING CHILDREN
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MEDICAL MARVEL
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