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On Tuesday, December 13 Puc Puggy Chapter delivered 22 gift-bags and 9 dozen cookies to Hands of Mercy Everywhere (H.O.M.E.), a residential group home in Belleview for abused teenage girls and pregnant or parenting teens in the foster care system. Currently there are about 20 girls in residence. One young woman, Jania, is from Guatemala and has a 2-year-old son. She is attending Marion Technical College in Ocala to earn her GED. Puc Puggy has sponsored H.O.M.E. as a Women's Issues and Community Service project throughout the Marcotte administration. Pictured here are Margie Felix, Office Manager H.O.M.E., Jania, resident, Vivian Semenko, Co-Chair and Margie Steele, Chairman Women's Issues.