From left, Dick Anderson, Erek Hansen, Victoria Valle, and Jeff Wilbarger. Wilbarger, founder of The Daughter Project, the first group recovery home for girls rescued out of sex trafficking in Ohio, was chosen to continue on to the national awards competition.
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Victoria Valle, left, and Bill Southern, Director of Finance for The Blade. Valle, 48, started the international scholarship organization Esperanza.
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Richard "Dick" Anderson, left, and Bill Southern, Director of Finance for The Blade. Anderson, 86, is chairman emeritus of the The Andersons.
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Erek Hansen, left, and Bill Southern, Director of Finance for The Blade. Hansen, 15, is the founder of recycling organization Go Green Ohio.
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Jeff Wilbarger, left, with Bill Southern, Director of Finance for The Blade. Wilbarger, 52, is founder of the Daughter Project, a recovery home for victims of human trafficking.
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McKenna Reitz, Toledo Region 2016 Advisor of the Year and teacher at Springfield High School.
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Bedford High School Youth Jefferson Awards/Students in Action Initiative will represent the Toledo region at the Jefferson Awards Foundation national ceremonies in Washington D.C. in June. The students are, from left: Hunter Gandee, Rachel Staley, Kerragan Gandee, Samantha Moore, Jillian Freel, and Brennon Jacobs. At far right is the students' advisor, Bedford High teacher Christy Avalos.
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