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		<title>Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn &#8211; May 4th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eat out &#38; help to feed people in need; click here for a list of participating restaurants.
The Opportunity Council is having its 10th Annual &#8220;Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn&#8221; fund raising event on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010.
&#8220;Dine Out&#8221; is a one-day event when we encourage people to go out for breakfast, lunch or dinner, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WVC board member accepts $5,000 grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Noel Paus, a Whatcom Volunteer Center board member, recently received a $5,000 grant on behalf of WVC from the Lummi Nation.
 
A huge thank you to the Lummi Nation from all of us at the Volunteer Center!
 
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		<title>Enjoy an Evening at the Theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<title>Nonprofits to Know #3: Communities In Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One in three kids in Whatcom County will fail to graduate from high school.  I hope you agree with me that even one high school dropout is a real problem: one we can solve together.
My Name is Dennis  D&#8217;Amelio and I work with Communities In Schools of Whatcom County.  I am writing this personal note [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s All the Buzz About!?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WVC offices have been abuzz with activity for the past few weeks&#8211;Project Homeless Connect is this Thursday; we’re getting the word out about the free CPR/First aid Training on March 20, our Theatre Guild fundraiser happening April 8, the Heart and Hands volunteer awards event coming up the last Sunday in April and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do You Want to Volunteer at Project Homeless Connect?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[100 people sitting in a room, facing a projector screen, and still we decide to go around the room and introduce every person, one-by-one. A sigh and a passing thought of how much time this is going to take, until the comments people have are so riveting, the time flies and I want more.
For Project Homeless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second annual Project Homeless Connect works to end homelessness in Whatcom County</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bellingham, Wash – On March 4, 2010, more than 600 people in Whatcom County will receive free, confidential services, including dental care, medical exams, vision screening, women’s health care, information on veteran benefits, housing assistance, and much more. Project Homeless Connect will be held in downtown Bellingham, at the Depot Market Square, The Majestic, Central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering: Beneficial to the Volunteer too?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.whatcomvolunteer.org/volunteering-beneficial-to-the-volunteer-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Cherie, Whatcom Community College Student
I participated on October 24, 2009 in the national Make A Difference Day. I chose to volunteer my time with the Arthritis Foundation. This year, we folded 3,700 Jingle Bell Run t-shirts. Jingle Bell Run is an annual Bellingham event that supports research and funding for the Arthritis Foundation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need Leaders to Organize a Blood &amp; Food Drive</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you organize Food &#38; Blood Donation Team on Saturday, December  5th? We need leaders!
Whatcom Volunteer Center is supporting a Food &#38; Blood  Drive happening 8am to 4pm, December 5th, at the Bellingham Blood Center in Sunset  Square.
All food will go to the Bellingham Food Bank, which has 8,000 visits  each month.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MADD Thank You from The Health Support Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all of you Make A Difference Day Volunteers, this is proof that you made a difference that is far-reaching and long-lasting:
&#8220;I want to say  what an excellent service to the community this event is. I think I noted this  in my evaluation, but our poster distribution would overburden our &#8220;in-house&#8221;  volunteers [...]]]></description>
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