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Leathia West is an accomplished potter who also, through the years, has set aside her own pursuits to help others. She founded the nonprofit, “The Kindness Corps” in the mid 90’s that supplies hundreds of well equipped backpacks for students who would otherwise have none as they enter school each September. Photographed at "A Wider Circle, a community-focused non-profit organization in Silver Spring, MD. For The USA Today

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Leathia West is an accomplished potter who also, through the years, has set aside her own pursuits to help others. She founded the nonprofit, “The Kindness Corps” in the mid 90’s that supplies hundreds of well equipped backpacks for students who would otherwise have none as they enter school each September. Photographed at "A Wider Circle, a community-focused non-profit organization in Silver Spring, MD. For The USA Today