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Tree McFarland

‘Those people gave me strength and hope when I had none’

‘Those people gave me strength and hope when I had none’

For one Vermonter, hungry and injured in Hawaii, kindness and love comes from two strangers in the form of a home-cooked Christmas dinner

By

Tree McFarland

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 — Issue 593

Last year, I was in Hawaii for Christmas.

I couldn't find any place to pitch my tent.

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