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Joan Camp wore pink the day she showed off her Barbie collection to other residents of St. James Retirement Community. (Monica Calzolari)

St. James Residents Tickled Pink To See Barbie Collection

By MONICA CALZOLARI
ONEONTA

Joan Camp, a resident of St. James Retirement Community in Davenport, has been collecting Barbie dolls for more than 30 years. She started collecting the Special Edition Holiday Barbie as an adult every Christmas.

Camp owns 30 Collector Edition Barbies. They look brand new and are still in their original boxes.

She said, “Because it is the year of the Barbie, I thought the ladies in my knitting and crocheting club at St. James might like to see them.”

Camp suggested the idea to Dawn Williams, activities director for St. James Manor. The event on October 11 was a big hit.

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