MAYORS FOR MENTORING

Leaders Making a Positive Difference

From their unique position as community leaders, mayors can make a powerful impact in their cities. MENTOR and its Affiliates want to showcase these elected leaders across the country who are elevating mentoring in their communities.

Mayors are scaling quality mentoring initiatives, mobilizing their communities, and better equipping young people to succeed through improved school attendance and achievement, high school graduation, workforce readiness, and connection to their cities.

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California

Sacramento, California, Mayor Darrell Steinberg

Mayor Steinberg, elected to office in 2016, is a strong advocate for youth in his community. The Mayor launched a program he calls Thousand Strong with the purpose of providing jobs to the youth of Sacramento. “Early exposure to work experiences, such as internships or that first job, help youth gain the technical and soft skills to be career ready. In fact, internships are the new entry-level position,” Steinberg said about the program. In addition to a focus on workforce development, the Mayor established a new department within the City of Sacramento for Youth, with a focus on education and youth mentoring.

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San Francisco, California, Mayor London Breed

A San Franciscan native, London Breed was elected to office in 2018, becoming the first African American woman and only second woman to serve as the city’s mayor. Mayor Breed serves as an unwavering champion for youth in San Francisco. Most notably in 2019, she launched Opportunities for All – an initiative focused on providing access to career exploration and workforce for the city’s youth and young adults.

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Huron, California, Mayor Rey Leon

Elected in 2016, Mayor Rey Leon has been a community activist for more than 20 years. Fighting for families and area priorities, Mayor Leon has made an unequivocal mark as a leader in the field of mentoring and community growth. Mayor Leon is fighting to build up resources for his city and wants to see the youth of Huron thrive.

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Fresno, California Mayor Jerry Dyer

Mayor Jerry Dyer served the Fresno Police Department for 40 years. As a sergeant, he supervised several high-profile units such as the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), the Patrol Tactical Team, and the Major Narcotics Unit. Mayor Dyer rose through the ranks serving as a lieutenant, captain, deputy chief, and as the department’s first assistant chief of police. Mayor Dyer was appointed police chief on August 1, 2001, was the longest-tenured police chief in the history of the Fresno Police Department, and is the longest-serving police chief of any major city in the United States. As Chief of Police, Mayor Dyer launched a brand new mentoring program that paired officers with identified students at elementary schools in the area. He is now leading the city as Mayor, and has been a huge advocate for youth voice, youth development, and mentoring.

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Florida

Orlando, Florida, Mayor Buddy Dyer

Listed as Orlando’s most powerful person in 2013 by Orlando Magazine, Mayor Buddy Dyer continues to provide support to COMPACT, a 25 year-old mentoring organization that has served more than 12,000 at-risk students in Orlando/Orange County, challenging them to succeed and reach their maximum potential. Mayor Dyer most recently funded the COMPACT Expansion Program that places AmeriCorps VISTA members in schools to increase capacity, recruit additional volunteers and provide necessary “on the ground” support in an effort to improve student academic performance and decrease absenteeism. Mayor Dyer was quoted as saying in his 2013 State of the City address, “Our economic vitality and quality of life depends on putting more kids on a path to high school graduation, college and a quality job.”

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Iowa

Pleasant Hill, Iowa, Mayor Sara Kurovski

After becoming the first female mayor of Pleasant Hill, the phone calls and emails began. Not from citizen complaints but from young women asking for Mayor Kurovski to mentor them. Mayor Kurovski informally mentors young women throughout the community and builds relationships through meetings based around their needs and interests. Mayor Kurovski was selected to be the Mayor’s Chair of the Million Women Mentors Iowa effort. In this capacity, she engages with other elected officials to encourage and teach them about the importance of mentoring in their city and the role that they can play.

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Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome 

In her four years of office, Mayor Broome has served as a tireless champion for the work being done in the community to build positive relationships between adult role models and youth who are limited in access to resources which are supportive of a smooth transition from adolescence to adulthood. Mayor Broom believes in the power of relationships as a practical strategy to improving the overall well-being of the community. Mentoring positively contributes to several characteristics which impact the social determinants of health, an index she refers to consistently as a measure of our community’s overall well-being. Her supportive words promoting relationships as movement to address the threats of poverty, crime and academic failure do not go without action. She has been a thought leader and major partner in several initiatives supportive of establishing mentoring relationships. Big Buddy Program is just one example of the partnerships she has formed during her tenure.

In the summer of 2018, Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome announced the formation of the Mayor’s Youth Workforce Experience (MYWE) summer cohort and the partnership with Big Buddy. She had a bold goal of increasing the number of youth in the program from 300 to 500 and the length of the summer program from 4 weeks to 8 weeks. She did it! Additionally, she led the charge to transition the program from a workforce/job placement program to a mentoring and workforce development initiative by asking all employment sites to assign a Mentor to each youth the workplace would be receiving

Mayor Broome’s continued support both programmatically and financially is a large contributing factor in Big Buddy’s continued success in guiding our youth to become happy, successful and contributing members of our community.  Mayor Broome knows….mentoring Works!!

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Maryland

Easton, Maryland, Mayor Megan Cook

Mayor Megan Cook, Easton’s first female mayor, has been a transformative leader for the community through her commitment to fostering youth development and mentoring. Her leadership has visibly helped Easton flourish and improved its residents’ quality of life. Mayor Cook has enhanced existing parks and developed new ones to beautify the town and strengthen community bonds by providing opportunities for citizens to connect. Mayor Cook has also empowered young voices through her work in local schools and with civic groups, which has created a nurturing environment that has led to increased mentoring and growth for the town’s young people. Her leadership not only honors Frederick Douglass (an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and former Easton resident), but also paves the way for future generations of leaders

Official webpage: Eastonmd.gov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/townofeastonmd
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Federalsburg, Maryland, Mayor Kimberly Abner

Mayor Kimberly Abner has been leading the development of the Federalsburg Community Center, which will be a physical place where youth in the community come to get help with school work, have positive interactions with community members, get access to resources, interview and life skills, exercise, and mentorship. One of her core beliefs is to give children a strong education foundation when they are young, which will serve them for the rest of their life and create a new generation of mentors that give back to the community.

 

Denton, Maryland Mayor Abigail McNinch

Mayor Abigail McNinch, a 14-year resident of the town of Denton, has served on the Town Council since 2013. As Mayor, she has collaborated with the YMCA Caroline Mentoring Project since 2019, and the town of Denton has recognized the month of January as National Mentoring Month for the past two years. She has been appointed to numerous boards including the Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities, the Denton Utility Commission, the Caroline County Library Board of Trustees, Downtown Denton Main Street, and more. As project manager for the Denton Development Corporation for five years, Abigail helped secure over $1.5 million in grants for various local economic development projects. In 2010, in an effort to continue to promote the revitalization of the town, she opened a downtown retail shop, Joviality. Mayor McNinch’s educational background includes a Ph.D. in special education from the University of Maryland.

Official webpage: https://www.dentonmaryland.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/awmmaryland?lang=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AbbyMcNinch/

 

Greensboro, Maryland Mayor Kevin Reichart

Throughout his time in public service, Mayor Kevin Reichart has made youth development programs and services a priority. Mayor Reichart is a past-president of the Caroline County Youth Soccer Association and has been the coach of several youth sports. He is a strong advocate for the Caroline County YMCA’s Mentoring Project and is working to grow the partnership between the Y and the town. Mayor Reichart is also a member of the Caroline County Recreation and Parks Advisory Board and continues to assist with Greensboro youth and family events such as the Fishing Derby and Kids in the Park Days. As the Operations Manager of a local grocery store, many high school students even first enter the workforce and gain experience under his supervision, so he knows first-hand the difference community programs can make in preparing our youth for a successful future.

Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird

Leirion Gaylor Baird was elected mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska in May 2019. Since, she has shown herself a tireless advocate for all Lincolnites. Mayor Gaylor Baird’s initiative, titled “Lincoln Forward,” prioritizes the wellbeing of its citizens by “fostering the conditions for all Lincolnites to flourish and thrive” including tending to “social connection, safety, [and] educational opportunities…” The positive wellbeing of young people is at the center of all successful youth mentoring programs. Mayor Baird’s initiatives, support of the Lincoln Youth Mentoring Coalition, her forward thinking, and her enthusiasm for mentoring made her a perfect fit for Mayors for Mentoring.

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South Sioux City, Nebraska, Mayor Rod Koch

Mayor Rod Koch has mentored through the TeamMates Mentoring Program over the past five years and has been a vocal advocate for the program since becoming mayor of South Sioux City, Nebraska in 2014. He loves the opportunity TeamMates has given him to walk the hallways of local schools with his mentee, who graduated from high school in the spring of 2015. Of his experience, Rod says, “I was able to watch the transformation of a shy young man with lots of questions as he turned into a confident student with aspirations of going to college.” When speaking publicly, Mayor Koch frequently ties the impact mentoring programs like TeamMates have had on South Sioux City’s school district and encourages others to give their time to make a difference in the life of a young person. “I believe that our match was a success and a win for the community because of the things we were able to teach each other about our cultures and our families. The guidance and attention of an adult to our young people is vital to the success of the student and to the future of the community.”

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Omaha, Nebraska, Mayor Jean Stothert

Mayor Jean Stothert has been a supporter of mentoring as the mayor of Omaha, Nebraska—Midlands Mentoring Partnership’s home location, since elected in 2013. Mayor Stothert continuously encourages her city employees to become mentors and participates yearly in MMP’s January press conference to celebrate National Mentoring Month. In her role as mayor, she continues to demonstrate her support for mentoring in all of the activities that she participates in city-wide. Mayor Stothert has said “We have such a giving community in Omaha—like no other. We have a very caring, compassionate community. The community sees the economic benefits of mentoring and they see the benefits for our community. Most importantly, mentoring makes the mentor feel good. People that mentor, when they come back to work, feel revitalized, they feel happy about it, and they know they’ve made a big difference in someone’s life”.

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Holdrege, Nebraska, Mayor Doug Young

Doug Young, mayor of Holdrege, Nebraska, is a true believer and supporter mentoring in Nebraska. Mayor Young has been an active volunteer mentor for four years and currently has two mentees. Not only is serving his community by serving as a mentor, but has provided leadership on the local TeamMates Mentoring Partnership Advisory Board for three years. He is active in TeamMates and is involved in various other organizations focused on youth. He connects with youth through community organizations Kiwanas, Awanas, and helps with the Nebraska State Wrestling tournament. In January, 2015 , Mayor Young submitted a mayoral proclamation in support of National Mentoring Month. Something Mayor Young has said to his mentee is, “You have to believe in yourself before others believe in you!”

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New York

Buffalo, New York, Mayor Byron W. Brown

Mayor Byron Brown knows the positive effect that support from a caring adult can have on a young person. In 2015, he launched the City of Buffalo Mentoring Program, which aims to increase the number of city employees who serve as mentors to young people. As a result of this initiative, 80 city employees are now committed to mentoring youth. Mayor Brown has also held trainings and information sessions in partnership with Say Yes Buffalo Mentoring Program, which pairs students who are graduating from high school and enrolling in college with a mentor. When speaking about the City of Buffalo Mentoring Program, he said, “There is a saying that it takes a village to raise a child…I’m proud of the city employees who stepped up to help mentor our children to help prepare them to be the future leaders of our city.”

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Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island, Mayor Frank Picozzi

Mayor Frank Picozzi is truly a mayor for the people. He recognizes the need to get involved in all aspects of making the community better, including the need to mentor our youth. Even before becoming mayor, he was well known for his Christmas Lights Display which brings joy to the community around the holidays and raises money for a variety of causes. Last Halloween he even put dozens of pumpkins in his front yard and told the community that if they needed one for their child but were struggling to afford one on their own, they could simply pick one up, no questions asked, and no need to ring the doorbell to ask for permission. Despite being in office less than a year he has already approved continued funding for the city’s school-based mentoring program operated by MENTOR Rhode Island, focused a video message on the need for mentors in the city, hosted a recruitment session for city employees to become mentors at City Hall, encouraged supervisors to be flexible with city employees who become mentors, has seen several members of his senior staff sign-up and is in the process of signing up himself.

Official webpage: https://www.warwickri.gov/mayors-office/pages/mayor-frank-j-picozzi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankpicozziformayor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PicozziForMayor

South Carolina

Mayor John Tecklenburg

Charleston, South Carolina. Mayor John Tecklenburg has been committed to committed to improving citizens’ quality of life and making Charleston a city of opportunity for all – especially young people. Through the Mayor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families (MOCYF), Mayor Tecklenburg supports the Annual Youth Summit, which is planned and facilitated each year by high school students serving on the Mayor’s Youth Commission. During this event, students meet with the Mayor to discuss the topics and issues that are relevant to them today, and plan a summit to engage their peers from Charleston County High Schools in discussions on those issues.

Most recently, Mayor Tecklenburg has taken on the challenge of uniting the youth development/mentoring resources in the City of Charleston first by establishing January as National Mentoring Month through proclamation. Through his MOCYF he has since partnered with youth advocates across the city to establish the first ever Mayor’s Mentoring Consortium: a network of direct service providers that meet monthly to discuss best practices through shared learning and partnerships. The mayor has been instrumental in linking MENTOR’s national database of youth mentoring programs as a clickable link embedded in the city’s website. This has been a tremendous asset to the community, as they now have a one-stop shop to locate programs that provide mentoring services, as well as the chance for community members to get connected to additional volunteer opportunities.

Official webpage: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/400/Mayor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johntecklenburg?lang=en
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayortecklenburg/?hl=en

South Dakota

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mayor Paul Ten Haken

Since taking office in 2018, Mayor Paul Ten Haken has brought a servant attitude to the Sioux Falls City Hall. He is focused on seeing positive change in the community, and understands the value of having a relationship-centered focus as part of achieving this goal.

Mayor Ten Haken and his team are committed to making Sioux Falls a mentor friendly community by helping shrink the waitlists at various mentoring organizations for young people seeking a caring adult relationship to support and guide them.

Mayor Ten Haken has used his platform to talk to businesses and the community about the need for volunteer mentors, and his office is considering ways that they can support this goal during his tenure.

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Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mayor Tim Kelly

During his campaign, Mayor Kelly regularly highlighted how he was his sons’ little league coach, that mentoring was something he has always enjoyed and finds value in, and promised to bring these experiences into his role as the next mayor. He’s followed through; Mayor Kelly is a board member of the local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters, regularly highlights mentoring opportunities on his social media, shows up to support mentoring programs in the community such as the Million Women Mentors program in support of STEM education for women, and supports community centers where youth can get mentorship and programming.

Official webpage: https://chattanooga.gov/mayors-office

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MayorTimKelly

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Memphis, Tennessee, Mayor Jim Strickland

Mayor Jim Strickland recognizes the important role of relationships in uniting communities. As Mayor, he has issued a call to action that includes asking Memphians to become mentors and initiatives that empower youth. In partnership with MENTOR Memphis Grizzlies, the Mayor calls for all adults to commit one hour a week to mentoring. Additionally, in order to help close the reading gap, he encourages Memphians to participate in the Shelby County Schools’ Team Read initiative using developmental relationship building to encourage learning. Mayor Strickland also launched the Adopt-A-Block initiative that promotes youth involvement in their communities. Mayor Strickland hopes to have 10,000 Memphians become mentors. Understanding the importance of leading by example, in January 2017, Mayor Strickland volunteered to become a mentor to a young 7th grade student at Grizzlies Prep.

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Texas

Houston, Texas, Mayor Sylvester Turner

Mayor Sylvester Turner, born and raised in Houston, has prioritized the city’s resilience and an improved quality of life for all residents.

He is an advocate for My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Houston, including its focus on mentorship, to support boys and young men of color and the communities they live in. Mayor Turner served as a role model and mentor to Asa Singleton, MBK Youth Voice/Ambassador. He invited Asa to sit on the mayor’s Youth Council to speak about youth violence and helped MBK Houston become a national model for other cities to replicate.

MBK Houston partnered with Change Happens, a nonprofit organization that transforms the lives of families and children in high-risk communities throughout Houston, to apply for the inaugural Obama Foundation Community Challenge Grant. Following a rigorous nationwide review, MBK Houston and Change Happens were selected as winners. As a result, Change Happens will leverage this funding to expand its flagship mentoring program at Jack Yates High School in Houston’s Third Ward.

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Virginia

Alexandria, Virginia, Mayor Justin Wilson

Mayor Justin Wilson’s unwavering commitment to elevating mentoring has set an example for other leaders. He has played an active and instrumental role in helping to recruit mentors for the Alexandria Mentoring Partnership, having offered paid leave to City employees who engage in mentoring activities. This initiative has fostered a culture of volunteerism and recognized the significant impact that mentors can have on the lives on young people. Mayor Wilson engages local schools and businesses to encourage their support and involvement in quality mentoring efforts, successfully fostering collaboration between sectors. Mayor Wilson has secured resources for mentoring programs in Alexandria, and his advocacy was pivotal in funding the nation’s only municipal mentor coordinator. Finally, Mayor Wilson has held an annual formal council meeting to recognize National Mentoring Month in Alexandria. His exemplary leadership and commitment to mentoring have had a profound and lasting impact on the City of Alexandria.

Official webpage: https://www.alexandriava.gov/city-council/person/mayor-justin-wilson.html
Twitter: @Justindotnet
Facebook: @JustinWilson
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Richmond, Virginia, Mayor Levar Stoney

Mayor Levar Stoney supports and promotes the quality and quantity of mentoring opportunities for young people in Richmond, Virginia in many ways. He supports the Mayor’s Youth Academy, which is designed to develop Richmond’s Future leaders and workforce through job readiness training, leadership development, exposure to entrepreneurship, mentoring, and post-secondary career exploration. He supports the Youth Justice Program: a restorative justice program designed for young leaders to become educated in the basic elements of the traditional criminal justice system and learn the philosophy and principles of the restorative justice movement.  Mayor Stoney also works closely with Richmond Public Schools to encourage young people through the Brothers United program: Richmond Public Schools’ (RPS) first district-wide initiative that pairs young men of color with mentors of color to build relationships and leverage partnerships within the Richmond community. The Mayor plans to continue expanding mentoring initiatives with Richmond Public Schools through his support of EmpowHER, an initiative that focuses on developing young women. He has charged the city with helping its youngest citizens get on the right track in preschool through the Leading Men initiative which will support early childhood development. In the fall of 2021, Richmond Public Schools is launching RPS Mentors, an umbrella mentor initiative that will bring together Brothers United, EmpowHER and literacy mentors to support students. The Mayor’s partnership and collaboration with RPS has helped increase the number of mentors and supported the vision of ensuring that all RPS students have opportunities to have a positive relationship with a caring adult.

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Wisconsin

Mayor Cavalier JohnsonMilwaukee, Wisconsin

Mayor Johnson is an advocate and supporter of mentoring and specifically the work MENTOR Greater Milwaukee is doing in their community. Mayor Johnson regularly speaks to his own mentoring experience as a young person when he was with the YMCA of Milwaukee and how it was key to his growth and development. Since being elected to office in 2022, Mayor Johnson has supported expanding youth mentoring in a number of ways:

  1. He supported a policy that allows ALL city workers 1 hour of paid time off every month to MENTOR in the community.
  2. Mayor Johnson spoke to the importance of mentoring and about MENTOR Greater Milwaukee during his inauguration speech.
  3. Mayor Johson has attended and spoke at multiple events, including participating in a Mentoring Mindsets Podcast regarding his passion and support of mentoring alongside his childhood mentor and friend.
  4. Mayor Johnson has provided city funding for expanding youth mentoring.

Washington D.C.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser

Mayor Muriel Bowser has long supported efforts to advance achievement and opportunity and reduce racial disparities for boys and men of color across Washington, D.C..  As part of her administration’s Empowering Males of Color initiative, Mayor Bowser recently partnered with D.C. Public Schools to launch the 500 for 500: Mentoring Through Literacy program, a program designed to engage 500 volunteers as mentors to 500 male students of color to help them build strong literacy skills, gain confidence, and discover a passion for reading.

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A MAYOR FOR MENTORING

What is the Mayors for Mentoring campaign?

The campaign is an effort to celebrate the efforts of mayors to expand the quality and quantity of mentoring opportunities for young people in their communities.

Goals:

  • To spotlight elected leaders across the country elevating mentoring in their cities
  • To raise awareness about the multiplying benefits of quality mentoring for young people and their communities
  • To encourage mayors to demonstrate their support for mentoring and to collaborate with other mayors and elected leaders to expand access to quality youth mentoring opportunities
  • To encourage adoption of positive policies and programs to support expanded access to quality youth mentoring opportunities

Criteria for nomination:

Required:

  • Must be current mayor (or equivalent). Can be a deputy or lieutenant mayor (or equivalent).
  • Must be committed to elevating mentoring in their community. Ideally, the mayor has demonstrated this support publicly (in a proposal or initiative, featured on the official website, included in public remarks, included in City budget, etc.).
  • Must be committed to recognizing National Mentoring Month every January.

Encouraged:

  • Includes supporting young people through quality mentoring relationships in official platforms, campaigns, or initiatives, and/or as part of regular public remarks and social media communications.
  • Celebrates the role of volunteer mentors by offering paid leave to City employees (or similar policy). MENTOR’s recommended leave policy: MENTOR recommends all employers, including the public sector, provide paid leave to their staff to engage in volunteer activities in their communities. Please email aevans@mentoring.org if you would like to see examples of city and state paid volunteer policies.
  • Celebrates the role of volunteer mentors by offering paid leave to City employees (or similar policy).
  • Encourages City employees and/or community members to consider volunteering as a mentor to a young person.
  • Engages local schools and businesses and encourages their support of and engagement with quality mentoring efforts.
  • Supports local mentoring programs.
  • Includes MENTOR’s Mentoring Connector widget on the official web page so their constituents can seek mentoring opportunities in their city.

Nominate Your Mayor to Be a Mayor for Mentoring

For questions or submissions of potential Mayors for Mentoring please contact Amaris Ramey, Grassroots Organizing Manager at MENTOR.

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