A Cedar Rapids couple will donate a total of $2.1 million to seven Linn County non-profits, according to a news release from United Way of East Central Iowa, one of the beneficiaries.
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"We left our country in a very bad situation, at a time, we were just trying to save our lives and our kids’ lives,” said Hamid Samar, an Afghan refugee once housed at Ft. McCoy.