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- ↑ "Urve Uusberg: heateod teevad õnnelikuks, pakuvad rahulolu ja teevad ühiskonna tugevamaks". Postimees (in Estonian). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.[ dead link ]
- ↑ The 2008 Volunteer of Te Year award ceremony Archived 2012-02-13 at archive.today (ETV program archive) [ dead link ]
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