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While watching the news coverage in anticipation of the start of the Winter Olympics, I suddenly realized how many volunteers it must take to put on an event of that magnitude. Being in the “volunteer business,” I don’t know why that was the first time I’d thought of that, but the realization just kind of washed over me at that moment.  I thought about how valuable the volunteers are that help put on our events such as Make a Difference Day,Heart & Hands, and The Human Race and the work it takes to coordinate a large volunteer effort to make sure all volunteers have meaningful work to do and are recognized for their efforts. And, right now we are mobilizing our own army of volunteers for Project Homeless Connect, an event that helps people experiencing homelessness receive needed services to take their first steps out of the cycle of homelessness. Read the rest of this entry »