It’s the season of giving, and all year, we’ve met those who’ve gone above and beyond.

From Virginie Cogan in Northfield starting “Friends of College Monfant” to raise money for girls in need in her home country of Togo, to the owner of Dudley’s Pizza and Sandwich Shop in Cannon Falls holding a fundraiser for a man he never met, some Minnesotans went out of their way to help others in need.

As 2023 winds down, KSTP’s Joe Mazan looks back at some whose mission is to help others and the impact they’ve had over the last year.

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