European Year of Volunteering gets EU green light
EU culture ministers meeting in Brussels this morning (27 November) officially nominated 2011 as the European Year of Volunteering, after the European Parliament had yesterday called for 10...
EurActiv,
Fri Nov 27 07:03:44 PST 2009
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Dozens spend holiday volunteering to cook for thousands
It's a day to give thanks for the things you have, the food on your table and a roof over your head. But many Americans go without those things everyday and on this Thanksgiving day people ...
News 12 Augusta,
Thu Nov 26 20:27:56 PST 2009
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No more inmates to work at landfill; People on public assistance to gain job exper...
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The Oneida Daily Dispatch,
Thu Nov 26 19:22:10 PST 2009
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Volunteering a Thanksgiving tradition for some families
Video Body While many of us spend the day with our families, others were out volunteering to make it a happy holiday for those in need. At the Salvation Army in Wilmington, volunteers cooke...
WWAY 3 Wilmington,
Thu Nov 26 13:31:04 PST 2009
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Volunteering matters
The Volunteer Center at United Way of Olmsted County promotes community engagement by connecting individuals and groups in Southeastern Minnesota with rewarding volunteer opportunities. To ...
Post-Bulletin,
Sat Nov 28 06:18:38 PST 2009
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Volunteering leads San Mateo native to internship at the United Nations
n Pritchard works with leaders of nonprofit world, putting together weekly meetings and setting discussion topics
San Mateo County Times,
Fri Nov 27 17:04:57 PST 2009
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St. Peters hockey players score one for volunteering
Some young St. Peters hockey players are giving all they've got this year.
Suburban Journals,
Sat Nov 28 00:14:10 PST 2009
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Yorkshire Bank presents community award to Stoke volunteers
WORLDWIDE Volunteering, based in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, has scooped a prestigious award in the Yorkshire Bank 150th Anniversary Community Awards for its exceptional volunteering work.
This is West Country,
Sat Nov 28 04:06:28 PST 2009
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The Vitales pay it forward
BRATTLEBORO -- The Athens family who received a new home from ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in September 2007 recently returned the favor by volunteering to assist another family i...
Brattleboro Reformer,
Sat Nov 28 06:34:44 PST 2009
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A Thanksgiving Story: From Gangs To Volunteering
At the age of 20, Marcus Barnes is especially grateful this holiday because he broke the decade-long chain of belonging to a gang.
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.,
Thu Nov 26 21:16:24 PST 2009
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Blood drive is Nov. 30
The next Gretna community blood drive is Monday, Nov. 30. The Gretna American Legion Auxiliary is organizing the drive from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church. T...
Gretna Breeze,
Sat Nov 28 01:48:32 PST 2009
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Ogden program gives Chatham moms free time from little children
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Chatham Courier,
Sat Nov 28 01:31:04 PST 2009
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Helping hands knit for a cause
SPARTA High school junior Krista Shugart is doing her part in making the world better one stitch at a time. Shugart is the founder of a group called Knit/Crochet for a Cause. She recalls st...
The Sparta Independent,
Sat Nov 28 00:11:46 PST 2009
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Seniors May Need Help Overcoming Holiday Blues
SATURDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For many seniors, the holiday season can trigger melancholy as they think about lost loved ones, struggle with health issues or worry about money probl...
HealthDay via Yahoo! News,
Sat Nov 28 06:03:33 PST 2009
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Soup kitchen volunteer finds himself in need
So Hennessey continued volunteering
Journal Inquirer,
Fri Nov 27 22:23:39 PST 2009
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Recession sends older Americans to food pantries
Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for...
AP via Yahoo! News,
Sat Nov 28 04:23:03 PST 2009
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Finding it
A GLADSTONE Park empty nester thought she was done with child rearing. But volunteering as a respite carer with Anglicare Victoria has changed Dorothy Sheridan's life.
Leader Community Newspapers,
Fri Nov 27 14:06:42 PST 2009
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More Teens Volunteering this Thanksgiving
Handing out plates, scooping out sweet potato casserole, or just helping people find a seat; are simple but important ways Big Country kids are helping out.
KTAB Abilene,
Thu Nov 26 15:55:12 PST 2009
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Doggy Bag: At Least the Dogs Had a Nice Thanksgiving
Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Prix fleece: Finally: Time to take a breath and look back over Thanksgiving 2009. Any regrets? Like not volunteering enough -- or at all -- swallowing .....
SF Weekly Blogs,
Fri Nov 27 17:08:43 PST 2009
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