Laurel Garvin talks to a donor during the Hand in Hand telethon, a benefit for hurricane relief, at the Verizon Customer Service Center on Tuesday. Verizon had 112 employees taking calls for the telethon in Mankato, and donated $2.5 million to help underwrite the telethon, according to Verizon spokesperson Karen Smith. Smith also said that those who missed the telethon can still donate by visiting handinhand2017.com. Photo by Jackson Forderer

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