To date, 210 Google employees and 200 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans participated workshops in Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Austin, Cambridge, Los Angeles, Charleston, Mountain View, New York City, Seattle, and Washington, D.

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No one is more grateful for neighbors like Dulock, who took care of Fridel overnight, than Fridel's daughter, Mary Ann Kubacak, who lives outside Austin, about 100 miles away.

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With the contest, which was hosted by Capital Factory and was won by Ann Arbor-based Meritful, a two year old startup that helps companies hire top collegiates, Baer and Austin hope to further the cause.

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