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A Tradition of Creating Friendships With the Elderly

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On Thanksgiving, many hosts make a point of inviting strangers to the table. It's a lovely tradition. We expand our sense of family for one day. But for the other 364 lots of people languish alone, especially older people. Today we meet a sales executive from San Francisco who runs a program that sends friends to knock on some of those doors. It's part of our occasional series on people who volunteer in California, called "The Giving State."

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