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Debbe Magnusen (born January 6, 1956, in
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), in July 1994, founded the
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Project Cuddle Project Cuddle is a nationwide California-based non-profit organization dedicated to preventing baby abandonment. It works with pregnant women in distress to provide shelter, to give guidance to find medical and prenatal care, and to help find a ...
based out of
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. Magnusen was a
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to over 30 drug-exposed children, while raising two biological children. Five of those children were eventually adopted by Magnusen and her family. She is the author of the
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''Don't Abandon Your Baby'' and ''It's Never Dull!!''. ''Don't Abandon Your Baby'' tells the stories of babies who were nearly abandoned, but saved through working with Magnusen and her
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Project Cuddle Project Cuddle is a nationwide California-based non-profit organization dedicated to preventing baby abandonment. It works with pregnant women in distress to provide shelter, to give guidance to find medical and prenatal care, and to help find a ...
. ''It's Never Dull'' talks about true stories of drug exposed babies and how to care for them, as well as the
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system.


Awards and honors

Magnusen's work with babies and their mothers has earned her numerous honors and awards including * A 1996 Olympic Torchbearer as a "Local Community Hero" * CBS "Whats Right with Southern California Community Service Award" - 1997 * Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge Medal - 1997 * Freeman, Freeman, & Smiley Philanthropist of the Year Award - 1998 * Received
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award #1157 - July 10, 1998 * Congressional Angel in Adoption Award - 2003 * National Day of Philanthropy "Founder of the Year" Award - 2004 * Disney Show Your Character Award - 2005 * Leadership Tomorrow Community Leadership Award - 2005 * Clarins Most Dynamic Woman Award - 2006 * Featured in ''
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'' in the article "Heroes Among Us" - 2007 * Received a resolution from the 37th State Senate District of California that recognized July 13, 2013 as Baby Abandonment Prevention Awareness day from State Senator
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