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, Why I Volunteer

Why I Volunteer

Growing up I had a pretty normal childhood.  I got to play outside and hang out with friends.  We always had enough food to eat and decent clothes on our back.  When I was...

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, Social Change Volunteering

Social Change Volunteering

Americans have weighed in with social change in the last year through a variety of political movements including 2011′s infamous Occupy Wall Street.  But, are Americans really just a lot of angry complainers, or...

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, Volunteering in 2011

Volunteering in 2011

It is so difficult for me to think about the fact that this year is going to be over in just a couple of days. I feel like 2011 was such a blur. There...

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, A Time To Give

A Time To Give

The holidays are here again, and as always we make lists of gifts to purchase and people we want to give to.  It is true what they say, giving really is better than receiving....

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, Easy Ways To Make A Difference

Easy Ways To Make A Difference

Even with all of the social networking and communications in this day and age, one question that I get asked very often is how people can get involved in helping others and make a difference in...

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, More Than Puppy Love

More Than Puppy Love

I recently found myself in a gap between careers, with an old job ending sooner than expected and no way to start with the new one any before 2 months. As someone who used...

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, It’s Not All About You

It’s Not All About You

  One Day on Earth – Motion Picture Trailer from One Day On Earth on Vimeo.

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, The Portrait of A Volunteer

The Portrait of A Volunteer

  If you’ve never really seen yourself as a volunteer, think again. The average volunteer may not look like, or be, who you thought he/she was. The Pepsi Refresh Project, put together a great...

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, Quotes About Volunteering

Quotes About Volunteering

Quotes about volunteering and volunteers.     “It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that noone can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson   “Destiny is...

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