Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Robert Henreich - Dallas-Fort Worth charities beef up their Thanksgiving dinner plans - Dallas Morning News

Dallas-Fort Worth charities beef up their Thanksgiving dinner plans - Dallas Morning News
Dozens of pans of green beans filled the walk-in refrigerator at the Salvation Army of Dallas on Tuesday, and 225 pumpkin pies lined the freezer. Chef Modesto Robledo slid the first of 70 turkeys into the ovens last Friday, all in preparation for

Olympic volunteer training programme gets rolled out - Leisure Opportunities
Disadvantaged Londoners are being offered a training programme, linked with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, that will provide people with a nationally recognised qualification in volunteering. The programme, called Personal Best, will

Salvation Army bell ringer handed a diamond ring - Philadelphia Daily News
HARRISBURG - A volunteer ringing the bell at a Salvation Army kettle got an unusual donation: a diamond ring. The ring was handed to August Memmi, a Dauphin County employee who was volunteering for the Salvation Army during his lunch hour yesterday

Giving spirit earns sergeant high honor - Leaf Chronicle
One of those soldiers was Staff Sgt. Josh Forbess, who received from Bush the President's Volunteer Service Award. Forbess is the senior noncommissioned officer at the Soldier and Family Assistance Center at Fort Campbell, and has volunteered with

Recount takes a twist in Otter Tail - Fergus Falls Daily Journal
The integrity of the U.S. Senate recount was being questioned in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties Monday after it was learned that a woman who volunteered to help count ballots in Breckenridge served two days as a recount observer for Democratic

Free Thanksgiving dinner for thousands of hungry Oakland residents - Alameda Times-Star
OAKLAND — Thousands of the poor and hungry citizens of Oakland found temporary reprieve Tuesday when the city put on its annual Thanksgiving dinner. Volunteers served more than 2,300 meals to those willing to wait in line outside the Oakland

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