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I was pleased to read Lorraine Ahearn's column (June 25) about Hannah Anthony and the Kids' Chance scholarship program.

I have been a workers' compensation attorney for many years. Unfortunately, I've met many children like Hannah who have struggled to achieve their educational dreams because an at-work accident robbed them of a parent or took that parent out of the workforce.

I see every day how families are affected by workplace injuries, both financially and emotionally, and that's why my firm has chosen to support Kids' Chance. I hope Ahearn's column will make more people aware of the plight of injured workers and their families, especially their children.

Kids' Chance needs donations, but more importantly, help identifying worthy recipients. The program receives very few scholarship applications, and I know that there are worthy students in the Triad who could benefit from tuition assistance.

If your readers know of a high school or college student whose parent was killed or seriously injured on the job, I encourage them to refer that student to Kids' Chance. We have scholarship applications available at the Deuterman Law Group offices downtown, as well as on our Web site at www.deutermanlaw.com.

Daniel Deuterman
Greensboro