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Community raises $3 million for new Jessica’s House facility
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Turlock nonprofit Jessica’s House, which provides support for grieving children, recently surpassed its fundraising goal of $3 million to complete construction of its new home, which is currently in progress. - photo by ANGELINA MARTIN/The Journal
After beginning the process to build a new, larger home two years ago, local nonprofit Jessica’s House has raised enough money to fully fund their future facility.
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Remembering a ‘fierce defender of freedom’
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During a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday at Turlock Memorial Park, Marsha Gonsalves, with the support of her husband Larry, shares memories of their son, Sgt. 1st Class Chad Gonsalves, who died on Feb. 13, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee north of Deh Rawod in central Afghanistan (KRISTINA HACKER/The Journal).
Every Memorial Day, locals put on their red, white and blue attire, maybe don a red poppy in remembrance of the fallen, and make their way to Turlock Memorial Park cemetery.
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