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- ↑ Zatz, Sydney (December 2024). "'Fill the Dome' raises more than 119,000 pounds of food". msn. Fargo KVLY-TV. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ↑ Pelaez, Juliana (November 26, 2024). "High Schools Students Fill The Dome for 18th Year". KVRR Local News. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Students 'round up hunger' in 18th annual Fill the Dome food drive". InForum. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
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