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Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire Volunteers from the Thunder Mountain High School Interact Club prepare Thanksgiving food baskets for the Juneau Society of St. Vincent de Paul on Nov. 18.

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Juneau reaches out helping hand for Thanksgiving

Volunteers and donations bring out their best.

Hal Daugherty shows off his hood design, to be put into production at his all-volunteer Southeast Regional Personal Protective Equipment Fabrication Facility, stood up in his sterilized workspace at Capital Canvas, March 27, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau residents work to prevent mask shortage before it happens

They’re working to support those on the frontlines of the outbreak.

Volunteers with All Hands and Hearts, including Fred Hiltner, far right, take a photo with a homeowner they were helping in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in March 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Fred Hiltner)

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Strength and resilience: Juneau man travels to Puerto Rico to lend a hand

Juneau’s spirit of helping out doesn’t stop here.

Andrew Bogar, disaster program manager for the American Red Cross in Juneau, shows emergency supplies during a workshop at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. The Red Cross is hosting a three-day Southeast Disaster Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Red Cross enhances disaster readiness with local training

When bad stuff goes down, the Red Cross aims to be ready.