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Building upon a legacy: New Candy Bomber Foundation director aims to continue serving kids
When Gail Halvorson wiggled his airplane’s wings over West Berlin and dropped chocolate and sweets in parachutes to children during the Soviet blockade of the city from 1948 to 1949, he wasn’t doing it for the candy itself. The treats served as a vehicle for something greater. “It wasn’t the candy the kids needed. What he saw was that they needed hope,” said Lorene Moore, the new executive director of Halvorson’s charity, The Candy Bomber Foundation. “They needed to see that they mattered and that somebody was paying attention to their needs.” Moore is taking over the ...
