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Alexandria's Maria Booker Killed In Indiana Crash (TRIBUTE) Alexandria's Maria Booker Killed In Indiana Crash (TRIBUTE)
Alexandria's Maria Booker Killed In Indiana Crash (Tribute) Maria Booker devoted her life to others. The Alexandria resident spent time in the US Peace Corps volunteering in Ukraine, and served in several capacities with the Capital Area Food Bank, and later became the Executive Director of the Chance for Life Foundation, her obituary says. A former foster mom to a little girl, Maria had recently completed a sabbatical working with at-risk youth in Colorado, her obit says.  In fact, she was on her way back home to Virginia when she crashed her car in Indiana on Sunday, June 4, according to abc8 and her obituary. She was pronounced dead at 35 years…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Support Surges For VA College Student, Volunteer After Her Tragic Accident Support Surges For VA College Student, Volunteer After Her Tragic Accident
Support Surges For VA College Student, Volunteer After Her Tragic Accident Valentina Dhakal, a 20-year-old computer science student from Virginia, is described as a selfless volunteer. Valentina DhakalValentina Dhakal's GoFundMe Page On August 14, while on a volunteer trip at Isha Foundation in Tennessee, Dhakal was in a tragic accident and sustained serious brain injuries, according to a GoFundMe page started for her. "She is currently in Erlanger Medical Center Chattanooga where she has undergone two brain surgeries and is fighting for her life in a coma. According to the doctors treating her, she has a long way ahead on medical treatment and will have to be…

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by AJ Goldbloom