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From 2001: Making a splash

For 30 years Maisie DeVore, now 82, has been determined to build a community swimming pool for the kids of her hometown of Eskridge, Kansas. She collected more than six million aluminum cans to redeem, and eventually earned enough to fund the pool. Correspondent Bob McNamara was present when the town honored the philanthropist they once called "Crazy Maisie." (Originally broadcast on July 22, 2001.)
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