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Aimee Copeland Speaks as Special Guest at Salvation Army Luncheon

Aimee Copeland and her father, Andy, spoke at the yearly fundraiser for the Salvation Army's Home Sweet Home program.

Every year, the Salvation Army hosts a luncheon to raise money for their "Home Sweet Home" program. This year, the Lawrenceville nonprofit invited Aimee Copeland and her father Andy as their featured speakers.

The theme was "It Takes More than Hands to Make a Home."

Andy Copeland spoke to the audience about how he and his family did not lose faith when his daughter Aimee was injured in a zip lining accident almost one year ago.

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That accident led to a bacterial infection which claimed her limbs, but not her spirit.

Watch the video to see Aimee Copeland talk about the life changing experience and her plans for the future.

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