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	<title>Whatcom Volunteer Center &#187; animals</title>
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		<title>Have your awards event and eat ice cream too!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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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>How to Help Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A message from Nicola Goren, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service
As we are all too aware, on Tuesday  Haiti experienced an earthquake that  caused devastation beyond what words and photos can convey.  There is tremendous  loss of life, catastrophic damage to most buildings affecting a third of the  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Win-Win Situation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by a Whatcom Community College Student
An opportunity to volunteer in the Whatcom community AND earn extra credit &#8211; win win!
In order to participate, I signed up online (1-800-volunteer.org) for one of the few stations that still had volunteer openings, the Northwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
Here, by Nugent&#8217;s Corner, the 15 or so volunteers and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December Meaningful Giving Event for Non-Profits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jodi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has been a tough year for many in our community and the needs of our area residents have grown substantially. Nonprofits provide the safety net, but they&#8217;ve been hit hard as well. Over 700 Whatcom County Realtors are answering the call to help,and partnering with Whatcom Volunteer Center, Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities, Bellingham/Whatcom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little SNIPpet of my Volunteer Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I  didn’t understand the issues facing pets in our county until I adopted a dog of  my own from a rescue organization in Blaine, WA.  Eddie has inspired me to help others like him sitting in our local shelters.  
During puppy and kitten season, the Humane Society is inundated with unwanted [...]]]></description>
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