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Description: Amanda Starbuck is active in many charitable organizations and volunteers her time regularly in and around the greater New York area.
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Amanda Starbuck has a big heart. When she was younger, she helped whenever possible, but her first true foray into charitable works came in 2004 when she traveled to Ethiopia for the first time.
Invited by a family friend, Amanda jumped at the opportunity to travel and help the truly needy of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. The trip, sponsored by the group Engage Now, lasted two weeks but taught Amanda a lifetime worth of lessons. Amanda, her sister Juliana and her family friend arrived in Addis Ababa and immediately packed their bags into a van and settled in for a five-hour drive south. When they arrived in the small village they were each given helpful tasks to accomplish. Struck by t
On her first trip, Amanda was not able to help as much as she would have liked. For many people living in the area, a chance to see a doctor was very rare and Amanda’s job was to primarily ensure those waiting were attended to. It made sense to Amanda, if you only had one chance every 6 months to see a doctor and your child was sick, wouldn’t you be impatient too? Amanda Starbuck worked with translators to speak with the people in line and hear their stories, empathize with them and assuage their worries. A
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