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Podcast: Other Voices
Episode: Brian Barr — Recognition for students often overlooked
Description: Brian Barr, a social worker who lives in Westmere, speaks in this week’s podcast in what he calls the “afterglow of an incredible experience.” Thirty-six years ago, Barr, who directed the clinical program at the LaSalle School, came up with an idea for his Rotary Club, which, like other community organizations, had been showering awards on the high school students who were “the cream of the crop.” It struck him that children in the foster-care system, who are overcoming myriad difficulties, are rarely recognized for their achievements. So an annual luncheon was set up where each of the local child-care...