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Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves.

Annie Lennox

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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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Aiberdeen
Ann Lennox
Ann Griselda Lennox
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