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TORRANCE — Jadon Pulido and Ryder Lemieux-Nakano held a Cat Food & Dog Leash Drive for Infinite Love Animal Rescue, founded by Kandace Kuwahara, at Descanso Park in Torrance on Jan. 15. Every family that donated received a free plush stuffed animal. Members of Boy Scout Troop 719 in Torrance, both boys also sold stuffed…
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