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[ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:18:53 -0700 - The Capital ]Volunteers practice for a real natural disasterIt is Sept. 30, 2009, and the worst of Hurricane Zeke has ravaged the area just 24 hours ago. More than 13,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged, 40,000 residents are without power, and phones are out in many areas of the county. Read more[ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:39:28 -0700 - Camarillo Acorn ]Philanthropists honoredRead more[ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:55:42 -0700 - PR Newswire ]'Little House' Star Melissa Gilbert Helps Build Habitat for Humanity ...NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- " Little House on the Prairie: The Musical" star Melissa Gilbert helped build a house with fellow cast members at a Habitat for Humanity - New York City build site. The special build in the South Bronx was part of an ... Read more[ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:25:59 -0700 - ABC 4 ]Feds: Utah top in U.S. for volunteerismSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps ranks Utah tops for volunteerism. The Corporation for National and Community Service says 45 percent of Utah residents donated 162 million hours of service to a worthy cause last year ... Read more[ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:53:25 -0700 - Los Angeles Times ]Texas librarians bare skin, show wild side in calendar to raise money ...AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — So much for the stereotype. Texas librarians are baring their skin and revealing their tattoos — all to raise disaster relief money to help damaged libraries. Photos of the librarians and their body art appear in a new ... Read more[ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:06:44 -0700 - Dailyrecord.com ]Downsized exec focuses on volunteerism to turn life rightside upRead more[ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:58:37 -0700 - Suburban Journals ]Stimulus funds may help prevent homelessnessNonprofit organizations have one week to apply for federal stimulus funds allocated for homelessness prevention. Read more[ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:36:47 -0700 - Australian Policy Online ]Intergenerational homelessness and the intergenerational use of homelessness servicesThis is the position paper for a study examining the prevalence, nature and impact of intergenerational homelessness in Australia. Social Policy Read more[ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:24:43 -0700 - KFSM.com ]Discarded food once headed for garbage is now feeding homeless in ...BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Fresh fruit and vegetables that once were being sent to the garbage are now being used to feed hundreds of homeless in northwest Arkansas. The food is discarded by suppliers because it's too close to the expiration date for ... Read more[ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:15:18 -0700 - Birmingham Business Journal ]Sunoco providing gasoline to Red Cross blood drivesSunoco Inc. will extend its partnership with the American Red Cross beyond the charity’s southeastern Pennsylvania disaster-relief arm to include its blood-gathering organization in South Jersey, Sunoco and the Red Cross said Tuesday. The ... Read more |
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