Volunteering
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Coupons for Troops
CommentMay is National Military Appreciation Month, and if you use coupons, there are some easy and practical ways you can help military families overseas.
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Obama on gay marriage; Volunteering/Lamont Peterson
CommentToday on NewsTalk, we discussed the President's decision to support gay marriage, we also talked with boxer Lamont Peterson.
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Local four-star charities
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Unsure which cause to give some funds to this holiday season? Charity Navigator ranks charities by evaluating their financial health and accountability and transparency. The ratings are meant to show donors how efficiently their support will be used. Here are some local organizations that help the poor and hungry that have earned a four-star rating.
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Local group Linux4Hope donates computers to needy
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Two local teenagers are collecting used computers to give to the needy, with the slight obstacle that they're running them on an operating system no one knows how to use.
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D.C. ranks 9th for volunteering rate, two-thirds of us are ashamed
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A lot of people move to D.C. to make a difference in the world, to change people's lives, and to utter other platitudes that make you bury your face in your beer, resolving to quit online dating once and for all. But some of those people, wearisome conversationalists though they are, apparently do go out into the world — or around D.C., anyway — and try to help someone in need.
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Lanier demotes commander; Super-committee formed; DC seeks medical volunteers
CommentHarry Jaffe, Marty Kady, Dr. Muhammad Akhter
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Arlington launches 'Adopt a Street' campaign
Want to clean streets? You can, in Arlington. [ARLNow]
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Governor honors Frederick doctor, dentist who helped found Islamic Society of Frederick
For Omar Mahmassani and Mohammed Mohiuddin, volunteering is a natural extension of being engaged members of the community
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Video: Area Patchers help package goods at the Maryland Food Bank
Patch editors from around the Baltimore-Washington region volunteered Thursday morning at the Maryland Food Bank in Halethorpe.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County celebrates togetherness
Nine-year-old Joslyn Chigonera was one of the 'littles' at the Feb. 17 annual celebration of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County
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Helping out: Raising money and awareness for lung cancer research
Jerry Sorkin An executive director responsible for philanthropy and service at the Corporate Executive Board.
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One sensational senior
Ashby Ponds resident and 89-year-old dynamo Charlotte Nurge doesn’t take retirement sitting down. This active octogenarian who turns 90 in October is a devoted volunteer.
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University of Mary Washington leads in Peace Corps volunteers
The University of Mary Washington has more alumni serving in the Peace Corps than any other small university in the nation.
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Volunteer Loudoun seeking nominations for 2011 awards
This annual program honors citizens and organizations throughout Loudoun County who donate time and service to their community.
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Bob Bosley was a true community volunteer
This tribute was written by Craig Cano and we are honored to share the good works of Bob Bosley with the community. Our condolences to his family in their time of grief.
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Volunteer opportunities in government can help build resumes, open doors
Volunteering has been on my mind lately. The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, with its day of service, always gets me thinking
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Volunteerism brings American University students to downtown Silver Spring
Volunteers from American University volunteer for a day of service on Martin Luther King Day in Silver Spring.
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Video: Isiah Leggett on volunteerism
In the spirit of the Martin Luther King Jr. day of service, many county residents used their day off for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday to volunteer.
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