Since the age of 13 (I am 63) I have been active in volunteering/advocacy for many “good causes”. I am in rural Northeast Florida, retired, living on a disability pension, but feel I could help some folks in many areas, counseling, or just as a sounding board for age and experience…and online is the best mode of contact with gas and communication prices being crazy!!! If there is a network already established for a cause I am competent in, I would like to volunteer some online time. How about it???

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“The Apartment” will be shown as part of Willowbrook’s 50th anniversary celebration at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien. This comedy follows the funny developments as bachelor Jack Lemmon lets his married boss and coworkers use his apartment to meet their girlfriends — until he falls for his boss’s latest fling. The program is free. Register at in …

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nAARP income tax assistance for seniors, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Salina Senior Center, 245 N. Ninth; appointments required; call 827-9818. n Salina Senior Center program, foot care clinic, 9 a.m.-noon, 245 N. Ninth; 827-9818.

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Metalwork showcased at ArtHop
One of the great things about Chris Sorensen — besides the fact that his gallery is usually chock-full of interesting stuff at ArtHop — is this longtime Fresno metal sculptor’s willingness to show his work at other area venues. That’s the case

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In brief
Marana

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Cooking class ‘good for the public’
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Hovering over a hot frying pan Wednesday, Judy Morrison was a little sloppy in making her first waffles.

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www.good.is Frustrated by the state of the world? Feeling powerless, but wish you could do something to help? There are numerous worthy non-profits, both in the United States and abroad, in need of energetic volunteers. Consider logging some hours with any of the fine organizations highlighted in our latest Transparency.

can anyone help us with a catchy name for a volunteer group?, or possibly a good mnemonic for cause or cause?
can anyone help us with a catchy name for a volunteer group?, or possibly a good mnemonic for cause or cause?
We will be starting small scale, sending books and donations to needy places around the world. Webcamming to teach english to other global neighborhoods. Thanks guys!

KJCT8.com – Grand Junction, Montrose – Weather, News, Sports | REPORT: Hunger rises in Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — For many, the meal they have at a Grand Junction soup kitchen is the only hot food they’ll have all day.

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Later date set for Perlitz trial on Haitian sex abuse charges
NEW HAVEN — Federal prosecutors have turned over 8,000 pieces of evidence to lawyers defending an honored Fairfield University graduate accused of sexually abusing 18 abandoned Haitian boys served by a charity he founded to provide them with education, food and shelter.

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Metalwork showcased at ArtHop
One of the great things about Chris Sorensen — besides the fact that his gallery is usually chock-full of interesting stuff at ArtHop — is this longtime Fresno metal sculptor’s willingness to show his work at other area venues. That’s the case

Read more on The Fresno Bee

In brief
Marana

Read more on Arizona Daily Star

Cooking class ‘good for the public’
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Hovering over a hot frying pan Wednesday, Judy Morrison was a little sloppy in making her first waffles.

Read more on Bangor Daily News

I’m 21, a business major, a Republican, and a firm Christian/Conservative. What are some good political/lobbyist organizations to volunteer for? To clarify I’m not looking to push papers. I want to do something that helps but will also help out on my resume as well.