Saturday, November 29, 2008

Robert Henreich - Program seeks help for cancer patients on the 'road to recovery' - Gainesville Sun

Program seeks help for cancer patients on the 'road to recovery' - Gainesville Sun
The American Cancer Society is hoping to regain volunteers for its Road to Recovery program, which pairs cancer patients with volunteer drivers, now that gas prices have plummeted to about half of the July prices of $4 a gallon, said American Cancer

Volunteer cleanup set for today - Galveston County Daily News
GALVESTON — The city is asking residents for help today in cleaning the last of Hurricane Ike’s debris off the streets. The volunteer cleanup, dubbed the Great Galveston Garbage Gobble, begins at 8 a.m. Galveston will play host to its first large

People Helping People - Nov. 29 - Akron Beacon Journal
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and the tax-deductibility of contributions. A form for

Report: L. Kiffin reaches agreement with Vols - Baltimore Sun
Tennessee and Lane Kiffin have reached a tentative agreement for the former Oakland Raiders coach to lead the Volunteers, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press yesterday. A formal announcement was expected early next week

Volunteer’s recycling efforts praised - Times West Virginian
MARTINSBURG — Edgar Mason thinks people should take a better look at the Earth and what they put into the ground. Mason has been working to raise awareness about that very fact as a volunteer with the Berkeley County Solid Waste Authority. He has

Importance of mental health remains constant over the years - Newark Advocate
In 1953, a teacher's average salary was $4,254 and a pound of round steak was 90 cents. The first color television sets appeared, selling for $1,175, and a gallon of gas cost 20 cents. I graduated from eighth grade in Milwaukee, Wis., and Mental

Agencies need more wheels to take meals to shut-ins - Akron Beacon Journal
PERRY TWP.: Cletus Gerber has been a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties for 17 years. Never missed a day, except for the few months of recovery he needed in 1996 after quadruple-bypass heart surgery. Never met a client he

Jackson-Area Charity Cuts Drive Short - WXYZ
The Jackson Citizen Patriot says organizers suspect the poor showing was a combination of the limping economy and not enough publicity for the event. Volunteer John Sisk says he thinks people are holding on to what they have, because they can't

Cheers to you from us - Leaf Chronicle
Each Saturday in this space, The Leaf-Chronicle salutes those who are making our community and our world a better place in which to live. CHEERS to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation. Its annual banquet raised more than $10,000

Bringing home the gold - Star-Banner
The Marion County Composite cadets, part of the Marion County Civil Air Patrol, brought home the trophy recently for first place in the 2008 Florida Wing Cadet Color Guard Competition. "After all the work we put into it, it was extremely rewarding to

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