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Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County honors 2 who changed lives

Long, uncomfortable silences punctuated the conversation on their first get-together at a McHenry restaurant.   

Nowadays, though, 16-year-old Devin Raasch can’t say enough about how much she has appreciated having Danielle Carpenter in her life for the past four years.

Raasch and Carpenter were matched through the mentoring agency Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County, which this year is on pace to serve nearly 600 children who have only one parent or lack a strong dual-parent relationship.  

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