Thursday, May 29, 2008 Service
"A hug is the shortest distance between friends."
— Author Unknown

World's Largest Group Hug

World's Largest Group Hug
Thousands of students from 10 Canadian high schools think they may have squeezed into the Guinness Book of World Records with the world's biggest bear hug. Organizer Peter Lamothe, who works at St. Matthew Catholic High School, estimated that 12,000 students, teachers and parent volunteers took part in a gargantuan group embrace Friday as part of an effort to raise more than $150,000 for local nonprofits.

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