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Dozens of Kindles given away to Chicago teens

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By ABC7
Thursday, February 13, 2014
February 12, 2014 (CHICAGO)

The teens are part of a program through the Midtown Educational Foundation, which helps get students ready for college.

The teens quickly had the Kindles out of their boxes and started trying them out.

Investment banking firm William Blair and Company donated the Kindles.

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