Brittany Valencic
Brittany Valencic is a reporter for WUFT News. She can be reached at brittanyv724@gmail.com or 352-392-6397 or 352-392-NEWS. Follow her at @itssbritttany.
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Sayers Grooms, a 10-year-old girl who was born with ataxic cerebral palsy, returns to Gainesville with five gold medals and several world records.
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The Southwest Advocacy Group's child care and early education center sets out to minimize Alachua County's learning gap.
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The SWAG Family Resource Center provides services to residents of poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Through educational opportunities, employment assistance and childcare programs, the non-profit organization helps communities that are bare of opportunity.
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June Whitehurst, now 93, is one of the first women to join the Marines Corps after she heard on a radio show that women could enlist in the Marines. At 20 years old, she was one the first women to enlist and placed on active duty in World War II. A scrapbook she created documents her active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve.
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Ronald McDonald House volunteers want to begin serving hot breakfast every day for families with children being treated at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.
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One of the largest collections of donated hearts, UF's Van Mierop Heart Collection is running low on space and funds.