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Bettering Communities: Host a Christmas Party for a Nonprofit

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The holidays are a great time to find ways to give back in your community. My dad told me, "You become who your friends are." I'm sure this statement referred to his concern about the people who clouded certain years of my life. At the time, I thought his…

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Community: Get Out There and Play

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The yellow bus chugged away a half an hour ago, and yet, I hear nothing outside. No laughter, no games of chase, no bike riders wiping out ... nothing. It’s quiet, and honestly, that quiet bothers me. I know most people like to hear wind rustling through leaves

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Making a Difference by Crowd Publishing: CausePub

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Griff Hanning had an idea, a wild idea. Why not create a for-profit, crowd publishing company which gives writers the opportunity to create best-selling books and do serious good for others all at the same time? Enter CausePub, short for Cause Publishing. The idea behind CausePub is simple: Choose…

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Bettering Communities: Expecting Education and Malala Day 2012

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Education for women—Tomorrow, November 10, 2012 is Malala Day. As you may know, Malala Yousafzai is the fourteen-year-old girl who was shot in the head for promoting girls' education in her country. In the United States, girls' education is a given. Girls even have educational options: public school, private…

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Building Community: Invite Your Neighbors In

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I used to live under the burden of perfectionism. If I wanted to host a gathering, the lawn needed to be mowed, the house spotless, and the scent of baked goods needed to be reaching out from the oven. My perfectionist attitude kept me from many things, but the…

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