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Commenters Unite To Replace Stolen iPad for Down Syndrome Boy

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18 Jul 2014 39 views
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Commenters Unite To Replace Stolen iPad for Down Syndrome Boy
When 15-year-old Henry Stratman, who has Down Syndrome, found out that his house had been broken into and his beloved iPad taken, he was devastated. Within hours, commenters posting to an online news website in Humboldt County self-organized an effort to replace it.

When 15-year-old Henry Stratman, who has Down Syndrome, found out that his house had been broken into and his beloved iPad taken, he was devastated.

Within hours, commenters posting to an online news website in Humboldt County, California self-organized an effort to replace it.

(READ the story from Lost Coast Outpost)

Story tip from Mike Dronkers – Image credit: Lost Coast Communications

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