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16 Minnesota volunteers discuss the rewards of giving time

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By Katy Read

April 3, 2023 at 8:22PM
Registered nurse Chris Niederer with SoleCare for Souls gives a hug to Brian Campbell after working on his feet Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Catholic Charities Opportunity Center in Minneapolis. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com
Registered nurse Chris Niederer with SoleCare for Souls gives a hug to Brian Campbell after working on his feet at the Catholic Charities Opportunity Center in Minneapolis. (Anthony Soufflé, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Katy Read

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Katy Read writes for the Star Tribune's Inspired section. She previously covered Carver County and western Hennepin County as well as aging, workplace issues and other topics since she began at the paper in 2011. Prior to that, she was a reporter at the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, La., and the Duluth News-Tribune and spent 15 years as a freelance writer for national and regional magazines.

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