University of Portland among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
The University of Portland and many other Oregon and Washington college and universities rank among the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers. The University of Portland ranked fourth for small colleges.

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Hitting the books: UW volunteers help Books to Prisoners program bring literature to inmates
Books of all kinds fill every corner of a small attic room in the U-District, where volunteers like Luke Bishop, a UW junior, spend two evenings a week working for the Books to Prisoners program, packing and mailing books to inmates in prisons throughout the country.

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Warwick Ambulance volunteers responded to more than 1,200 calls for help in 2009
Warwick – For the year 2009 Warwick Ambulance responded to 1,234 emergency calls as well as 36 standbys for community events.

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EXTENDED Community Notes
Arlee will host its annual Chocolate Lovers Festival at 6:30 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Heartview Center on Jocko Road in Arlee. Entries at the door between 1-6 p.m. The auction begins at 7:30 p.m. The event benefits Arlee CDC and the Jocko Valley Library.

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Sorority working to make Portland community center
PORTLAND — The moment things changed forever in the June Key Delta House project didn’t come when the remodeling of an old gas station in North Portland began in mid-January.

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Awesome non-profit ad from Poland starring World Strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski – ENGLISH VERSION. Music by 3 Guys Named Joe.

I would love to volunteer.

SnowFEST offers something for everyone
REXBURG — Rexburg’s annual SnowFEST is set for Saturday, and city officials have planned a day full of events for people of all ages.

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Kids who give back
KITTITAS COUNTY- One day last December, Jered Newcomb, an 18-year-old senior at Kittitas Secondary School, and his buddy Cody Lopeman coughed up a cool $100 for lunch.

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Wallington firefighter who started blaze with fireworks details ‘stupid’ mishap
WALLINGTON — A firefighter who lit a firework that shot through an apartment window and set fire to a baby’s room called the incident stupid on Monday, and blamed the mishap on the illegal explosive, which he said malfunctioned.

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LETTER: SHE Network thanks its supporters
To the editor: Thanks to the generosity of its members, supporters and donors, Share Help Empower Network (SHE Network) has had its most successful holiday giving season ever. We were delighted to raise over $1,500 to help struggling women in the North Shore ….

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Long Hill Senior Center,the âheart of Long Hill,â is busy with programs, trips and events
LONG HILL TWP. – Ask Lou Casella where the “Heart of Long Hill” is, and he’ll unequivocally say: theLong Hill Senior Center,on Valley Road, next to grades K-1 Gillette School, Gillette.

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Paul Pomerantz, CAE, executive vice president for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and Chairman for the Center for Association Leadership Board of Directors shares his appreciation for all the volunteers that make ASAE & The Centers products and services the success that they are.

Governor proposes new driver’s license fee
Tennessee’s governor gave his eighth and final State of the State address on Monday night at the capitol in Nashville, outlining the state budget and proposing, among other things, new drivers license fees.

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Gov. Phil Bredesen’s prepared remarks for State of the State
Here’s what Gov. Phil Bredesen planned to say in the State of the State address.

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Literacy Council of Bonita Springs welcomes two new board members
1:37 P.M. — A retired CEO and a college educator have agreed to serve on the Literacy Council of Bonita Springs Board of Directors.

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BORDENTOWN CITY: Mayor revises process to fill appointments
BORDENTOWN CITY In response to a recent dispute over the process by which mayoral appointments are made, Mayor James Lynch has changed the policy.

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HILLSBOROUGH: Agency is Resource Center again
Name change intended to better highlight mission

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