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Joy Baynes and Lauren Dasse
 The Womenâs Foundation of Southern Arizona has chosen two recipients for this yearâs Laura Penny Community Impact AwardsâJoy Baynes and Lauren Dasse.
Baynes, a nurse-practitioner at El Rio Community Health Center, was recognized for her work in healthcare with an emphasis on at-risk youth and her dedication to womenâs reproductive rights.
She is responsible for developing El Rioâs Reproductive Health Access Project and when Baynes gives her two cents, itâs worth $38 in change.Â
âJoy is passionately compassionate, clinically excellent, and a tireless advocate for the marginalized and disenfranchised in our community,â wrote Joy Mockbee, who nominated Baynes for the award.Â