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Sarah Kaspari dedicates herself to serving the teams that support Minnesota’s advanced heart failure and transplant patients and families.

Marcia Ballinger, a leader in the Twin Cities executive search community, involves herself in an array of activities. Besides being a partner in Ballinger | Leafblad, she is an award-winning author, talented speaker, and serves on many boards. Her resume makes it clear—she donates her time to causes she cares about.

Two decades ago, when Charles Rice was in his thirties, he felt invincible. A married hard-working man, he never imagined his life would change dramatically. The magnitude of kidney failure was beyond his imagination.
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