Barbara Kessel, founding member of 3Rs, receives James R. Burgess Jr.-Susan Freiburg Humanitarian Award.

Barbara Kessel has been named as the recipient of the Burgess-Freiburg award, which recognizes humanitarian efforts of individuals and organizations that "improve the human condition by alleviating suffering and contributing to the basic human dignity of those in need." It will be presented to her at Friday's 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Countywide Celebration at Parkland College.

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