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Philly Story - 1st Christmas in the City

"Dee, we are headed out now. You coming?" one of her co-workers blurted as the end of day bustle meandered down the hall. Still on a telephone call and gazing intently as figures on her laptop, Deandra did a quick thumbs up gesture and returned to the task at hand. She was finalizing her first assignment where she was project lead since her arrival in Philadelphia six months earlier and she wanted to make a good impression. "Actually, we came in under projected costs which allowed us to apply our project surplus to a secondary project in that neighborhood. I feel very strongly that by contributing to the park re-modeling with the money and the volunteer hours by several of our staff members the community is beginning to trust our motives in rebuilding," she said. Glancing at her watch, she was calculating her walk time to city hall for the ceremony. "Mr. Henderson, I hate to rush off, but I need to take this other call. If you have any furt...