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Rockville Centre teen running Philadelphia Marathon for Sandy victims
Photo credit: Brittany Wait
Andrew Nyhus volunteered with the American Red Cross, spending last Saturday in Freeport unloading trucks, sorting clothes and handing out food to victims of superstorm Sandy.
“It was a good experience because I got to see people who really needed our help,” said Nyhus, 17, of Rockville Centre. “I told one man, ‘It’s going to get better.’ You could tell these people were not living their normal...
