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Balvino Irizarry: Love Modesto shines positive light on our city

Re “Earth Day, Love Modesto draw crowds” (Page A1, April 19): Thank you, Jeff Pishney for sharing some numbers on the April 18 community day. Love Modesto provided some heartwarming statistical results. It is amazing what our community can do when it puts it heart, effort and tenacity on display by sharing its precious time. This numbers will give outsiders some statistics which can be used to judge our city in a positive light.

Balvino Irizarry, Modesto

This story was originally published April 28, 2015 at 1:30 PM with the headline "Balvino Irizarry: Love Modesto shines positive light on our city."

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