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TIL Raffi the beloved children’s singer has a charity called The Centre for Child Honouring which advocates for a child’s right to live free of commercial (advertising) exploitation. Raffi has consistently turned down all endorsement offers including a lucrative one for a Baby Beluga motion picture

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