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ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES: Bardonia resident chosen as one of L’Oréal Paris’s Women of Worth honorees

 

photo courtesy:  L’Oréal Paris


Samantha Wettje, Bardonia resident and co-founder of 16 Strong Project, will be honored in Los Angeles as part of L’Oréal Paris's 18th annual private celebration for Women of Worth on Nov. 16.

“It is an incredible honor to be included in one of this year’s L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth honorees alongside some of the most incredible women I’ve ever met making unbelievable change in their community,” she said.

16 Strong is an organization dedicated to helping children, teens and young adults affected by adverse childhood experiences.

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