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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43898825/ns/us_ne...sh-takes-after-her-death/
9-year-old girl’s clean water wish takes off after her death Moved by Rachel Beckwith’s story, donors from across the world open their wallets to charity. |
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Americans spent 8 billion hours volunteering in 2010
More than 60 million Americans volunteered 8.1 billion hours of their services in 2010 in work valued at nearly $173 billion, according to a new report. Whether it is tutoring and mentoring students, fundraising, job training or assisting during natural disasters, volunteers have contributed to their communities, the report by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) showed,... |
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In Ward 7, men’s morning patrols aimed at giving kids ‘Safe Passage’ to school
Curtis Watkins has a simple plan: Make sure that children who live in the troubled communities east of the Anacostia River see welcoming black male faces on their way to school in the mornings. Four times a week, at the crack of dawn, he and a small group of men walk the streets of Marshall Heights and Lincoln Heights in Ward 7, greeting students. Their opening line is often: “Good morning, young brother! Good morning, young sister!” |
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Probably here is the right place to post this
The Blind Man Who Taught Himself To See Daniel Kish has been sightless since he was a year old. Yet he can mountain bike. And navigate the wilderness alone. And recognize a building as far away as 1,000 feet. How? The same way bats can see in the dark... |
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Nick Vujicic is a 28 year old motivational speaker. Born with more challenges and obstacles than most of us will face in a lifetime, Nick found the strength to surmount what others might call impossible. Nick says Life Without Limbs is all about sharing this same hope and genuine love that I have personally experienced with people all over the globe.”
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A story from the TNYT that certainly fits here: Successful and Schizophrenic http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/opinion/sun...tml?src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB
(No idea how long NYT opinion pieces last on the web, so don't postpone reading) |
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