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• The spirit of Thanksgiving (WTNH-TV New Haven)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 05:49:05 pm
  More than just turkey and trimmings, Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks for what we have and helping out those who have not. That spirit was evident across the state Thursday.
• Turkey for Hundreds (The Columbian)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 04:09:55 pm
  Several Clark County sites are serving free Thanksgiving dinners today.
• Groups working hard to provide holiday meals (New Haven Register)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 08:32:57 am
  NEW HAVEN — The average traditional Thanksgiving family dinner includes 12 guests and at least eight hours of planning, preparation and serving.
• Dinner at shelter provides many reasons for thanks (The Longview News-Journal)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 11:48:33 pm
  Volunteers, residents and members of the community shared a Thanksgiving dinner together at Hiway 80 Rescue Mission.
• Helping Hand (Grunion Gazette)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 10:44:21 pm
  Throughout the city, organizations and outreaches are seeking volunteers and donations to help people in need. Here is a list of some that have asked for a helping hand.
• Kids’ tasty takes — and one that’s very questionable — on Thanksgiving (Skagit Valley Herald)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 07:12:00 pm
  Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday growing up. Who could turn down football, food and fun with the family? Each Thanksgiving morning, I woke up, skipped breakfast (to leave enough room for…
• Ways to Give: How you can help in your community (Everett Herald)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 06:28:18 am
  Snohomish and Island counties are fortunate to have scores of nonprofit groups that provide programs and services to children, families, seniors and others in our communities. Each depends, however, on financial donations, volunteers and other support.
• Paw prints (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 01:14:47 am
  Females: Pit bull mix, white, 8 months; hound mix, red, 3 years; Jack Russell terrier, white/brown, 4 years; pit bull mix, brindle, 8 months. Males: Jack Russell terrier, black/white, 4 years; Lab mix, black, 1 year; Rottweiler/pit bull mix, brown, 4 months; beagle, tri-colored, 1 year.
• Community Calendar (Deerfield Review)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 06:37:43 pm
  Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday noon two weeks before desired publication date.
• More than a meal (The Pueblo Chieftain)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 04:31:33 pm
  Giving is always a two-way street. Just ask anyone who drives a route for Meals on Wheels.
• Local companies are preparing for possible swine flu outbreaks (The Kansas City Star)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 03:18:21 am
  ViraCor-IBT Laboratories has always prepared for the flu season by urging employees to be vaccinated, stocking up on hand sanitizer and hoping for the best. But this year, that just isn’t good enough.
• Helping Hand (Uptown Gazette)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 04:09:54 pm
  Throughout the city, organizations and outreaches are seeking volunteers and donations to help people in need. Here is a list of some that have asked for a helping hand.
• Doc: The biggest flu shot story you haven't heard (WRGB Albany)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 01:56:46 am
  New York's homebound population has been forgotten in discussions about the statewide flu shot shortage, a local physician said Friday. Dr. Roberta Miller, of Home Medical Associates, told CBS 6 that her distributor has none of the potentially life-saving vaccines available.
• Helping Hand (Downtown Gazette)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 06:21:33 pm
  Throughout the city, organizations and outreaches are seeking volunteers and donations to help people in need. Here is a list of some that have asked for a helping hand.
• Happenings,Oct. 21 (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 08:19:31 am
  Coaldale - Physicians and nurses of the John E. and Dorothy Morgan Emergency Services Department at St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital, Coaldale, will host the annual Halloween Safety & Health event on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. The event will be held
• Regional programs prepare for impact of fund reductions (The Citizens' Voice)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 08:07:30 am
  Serento Gardens Alcoholism & Drug Services in Hazleton has been operating with a reduced staff for months. President and CEO Ed Pane is fearful the state's newly enacted budget will put the agency in a spot where it will need to make even more sacrifice
• Email this to a friend Print this story (Nodaway News Leader)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 07:07:34 pm
  The 2009-2010 campaign is in full swing, and United Way of Nodaway County has attained around 35 percent of its overall goal of $100,000. There is no time to relax though, with many agencies in need of support immediately.
• Senior volunteers fill need in Grand Haven public safety department (The Muskegon Chronicle)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 07:23:33 am
  GRAND HAVEN — When she retired in 2004 after 33 years as a Grand Haven Junior High School language arts teacher, Diane Veneklasen was advised by an acquaintance to wait at least a year before signing up to be a permanent volunteer.
• STAR School runs on passion and the sun (Indian Country Today)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 04:10:49 am
  LEUPP, Ariz. – When Ralph Drake was growing up on Navajo Mountain, Utah, he lived a life so remotely disconnected from the rest of the world he didn’t know anything existed beyond the deeply etched red canyon lands of the northern edge of Navajo.
• New locations helps Meals on Wheels save money (Independent Tribune)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 10:00:32 am
  KANNAPOLIS — Providing food low in sodium and sugar, having a place to prepare it and saving $1.50 per meal are some of the benefits Cabarrus Meals on Wheels is enjoying since moving to its new facility in July.
• Homebound seniors face waiting list (Burlington Union)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 10:28:23 pm
  Elderly homebound seniors are facing what could be a lengthy wait for services as a result of the state Executive Office of Elder Affairs order to create a waiting list for those services last month.
• Cuts To Oklahoma Nutrition Program Have Impact (Times Record)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 02:12:42 pm
  A $7.4 million statewide cut to an Oklahoma seniors’ Nutrition Centers program is causing local cutbacks, program officials said Monday.
• Affordable Housing, Not Included (Gotham Gazette)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 02:38:47 pm
  Judy Stein has lived in New York City all of her life, and in Williamsburg for a third of it. She spent most of her time there in a one-and-a-half bedroom apartment on Bedford Avenue above the street's 60-year-old print shop -- once owned by her former roommate and confidante.
• Shopping for seniors (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 10:53:26 am
  Jackie Merchant shops for homebound seniors at Bi-Lo recently. The Senior Centers of Spartanburg County has begun a new program to help the elderly called Shop-n-Cart. Senior citizens who are unable to get to the grocery store can give their list to a volunteer who will shop for them.
• Sponsored by: (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 07:24:54 am
  Published: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 28, 2009 at 9:24 p.m. Josephine Calemeine Curcio no longer drives, and she doesn't like asking others to get her groceries. She last shopped at a grocery store a few months ago and said it was exhausting.
• Study: Wealth buys rescue from urban heat island (12 News Phoenix)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 03:09:21 pm
  Heat discriminates. Phoenix's sweltering summer inflicts the most misery and illness in poor neighborhoods, a new study shows, and among people least able to protect themselves from the elements.
• Supervisors review itinerant vendor policy (Plumas County News)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 05:35:34 pm
  The Board of Supervisors discussed the county’s policies regarding itinerant vendors at a Tuesday, Aug. 18, meeting.
• Study: Wealth buys rescue from urban heat island (The Arizona Republic)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 06:39:18 am
  Phoenix's sweltering summer weather inflicts the most misery and illness in poor neighborhoods, with their sparse landscaping and high-density housing. Wealthier homeowners in nearby neighborhoods enjoy a cooler climate, a result of their lush landscaping and mature trees.
• Danielson synagogue prepares for final services (The Norwich Bulletin)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 03:22:08 am
  Members and visitors to Congregation B’nai Shalom’s 56-year-old synagogue in Danielson will celebrate the start of year 5770 of the Jewish calendar today. But this weekend’s services are to be the last at the site, as the synagogue is being turned into a museum of tolerance.
• Community Calendar (Evanston Review)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 10:10:32 am
  Deadline for calendar items is two weeks prior to the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Evanston Review, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to evanston@pioneerlocal.com.