Overview of the various volunteer opportunities available through Lake County Council on Aging in Ohio

Red Cross hires new military coordinator
When Jason Harris returned home after eight years in the U.S. military, he was unsure how to connect with the county veterans service officer or how to use the GI Bill.

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School Notes
Winnetka District 36

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Unbound Medicine Releases Relief Central™, a Free Mobile and Web Resource to Aid in Disaster Relief: Award-Winning …
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced the release of Relief Central™, a free web and mobile resource that delivers reference information and news to relief workers, first responders, and others in disaster relief situations. Relief Central has been designed by staff and friends of Unbound Medicine to provide timely answers to those who serve …

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Volunteers Are Needed
When a large disaster strikes, like the 2009 and 2010 ice storms, the Red Cross is ready to set up shelters, distribute large numbers of meals, and make sure that our neighbors are safe and secure.

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Police | Firefighters face two house fires in Horry County
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Students audit dorm trash
Huxley volunteers seek new recycling facilities to place around Western’s campus

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Eastview sing-a-thon
Students, volunteers and pros will join up Friday for 16 hours of continuous singing to benefit cancer patients and families. They’ll go ’til midnight.

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The DVD helping mentally ill minorities
How an NHS Trust is using patients’ stories to encourage ethnic minorities to go for mental health help

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UT has enough to win
(14) Tennessee 59, LSU 54BATON ROUGE, La. — Seven points in the final eight minutes were enough for Tennessee to avoid being upset by LSU.Wayne Chism scored 20 points and the 14th-ranked Volunteers kept the Tigers winless in the Southeastern Conference with a 59-54 victory Thursday night.Tennessee (17-4, 5-2) weathered a late rally by the Tigers (9-13, 0-8) after leading 51-37 with eight minutes …

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Montgomery County volunteer opportunities
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services seeks volunteers for its Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program. Volunteers provide 24-hour crisis counseling and companion services at hospitals and police stations for victims of rape and sexual assault. Bilingual volunteers are…

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Every spring, during National Volunteer Week, the Volunteer Center recognizes outstanding individuals and groups for their volunteer efforts that significantly enhance our community.

Merritt: Rewards many as mentor
Alvin Merritt of New Iberia has been a Big Brother mentor for years. The 63-year-old disabled Vietnam veteran has nothing but time on his hands, he said, and prefers to use it being a positive influence on a young person’s life.

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New Long Hill Explorers officers announced
The new officers for 2010 for the Long Hill Police Explorers Post 264 were announced at the annual awards dinner on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Primavera Regency Restaurant, Stirling.

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Shells bagged for new Sanibel Island reef
With the metallic scritch of rakes and shovels on calcium carbonate at Sanibel’s Bowman’s Beach, sweating researchers and volunteers filled orange…

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UPS workers head to Haiti to provide help
When UPS executive Craig Arnold returned to the Salvation Army children’s home in Haiti after the devastating earthquake, one of the little girls there offered him her bottle of water.

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10-year-old Columbia County Connects funding in question
A decade after its creation, funding for the Columbia County Connects Coalition is in question. “We’re in the same boat as everybody else right now,” said Tim Belleau, the youth leadership coordinator at CESA 5. “Unfortunately, we’re at the point where a lot of funding is coming to an end.”

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Stepping up for those serving abroad
MILTON — The office of the American Red Cross of Upper Northumberland County was bustling with activity Saturday afternoon as local youth turned out to prepare special gifts for the men and women risking their lives to serve their country.

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Report: Uptick in visits to food pantries
Eddie Johnson lost his state job in 2008, then lost his rental apartment and soon became one of the new regulars picking up monthly food supplies at the Lakeview Pantry. The North Broadway storefront fills up each Monday afternoon with crowds now bigger than volunteers have ever seen. This week, more than 40 people filled the waiting area, taking numbers for their turn to collect everything from …

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Critics balk at new commissioner
Half Moon Bay City Councilman Rick Kowalczyk last week chose a controversial new Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Brian Ginna. Ginna is known as a passionate promoter of youth sports opportunities but also participant in political squabbles on the Coastside.

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Helping Hand
Throughout the city, organizations and outreaches are seeking volunteers and donations to help people in need. Here is a list of some that have asked for a helping hand.

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Bell County Youth Fair starts Saturday
Saturday is the start of the 23rd annual Bell County Youth Fair and Rodeo at the Bell County Expo in Belton. This event is the primary event held at the Expo each year by the Bell County Youth Fair and Rodeo Executive Board and the Bell County Youth Fair Board of Directors.

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