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Keith Dees Interview

Themes:

Housing People of EPA Local Businesses Sports & Recreation

Subjects:

Keith Dees, Ecumenical Hunger Project, Woodside High School, Lay M Low Car Club, Smart Choice Plumbing

Date of Creation or Publication:

7/26/2025

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Creator

Sharifa Wilson

Donor

Keith Dees

Language

English

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Interview of Keith Dees by Sharifa Wilson about Lay M Low Car Club. Topics include: coming to EPA in 1982 when he was about 6 years old; growing up in a predominately Black community by a single mother; community activities; bad experiences at Woodside High School; why he started Smart Choice Plumbing over 20 years ago; community work at Ecumenical Hunger Project and working with seniors and teachers; fondest memories of EPA; housing prices; what is different in EPA now; and growing up in troubled times.

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