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Oakridge Middle School, Clover, SC Giving Back Team Project supported the Books 2 Students Project this year. This project supports the "Corridor of Shame" Schools in South Carolina. The "Corridor of Shame" schools are high poverty schools with limited resources. We partnered with the York County Education Association-Retired on the project. We set a school-wide goal to...
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Girl Scouts of the USA is proud to announce its 2009 National Young Women of Distinction honorees. Each honoree spent one to two years on a community action project that has had far-reaching effects in her community and beyond. Each of the ten young women has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award—the highest award in Girl Scouting—and has been selected as a National Young Woman of...
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On January 18, 2010, The University of Central Oklahoma was officially closed. Instead of sleeping, playing Wii or going to a movie, UCO students chose to serve their community in the spirit of MLK, Jr. 90 student, faculty & staff volunteers met at The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to prepare food packs out of donated food for thos less fortunate. This day was themed "A Day On,...
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Southern Vermont College students had the chance to host their Pownal Elementary Paw Pals on campus to celebrate a successful partnership over the semester. First-Year 'Quest for Success' students have been visiting local Pownal Elementary School each week to serve as tutors and role models for students. The project is meant to bridge generational gaps, as well as introduce first-year students to...
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For year 4 years now, the Kidz Korna Youth Group, (a group of young people helping to stop the silent cries of child abuse and violence of which over 75% of them were once victims themselves) have come together to assist others with toys, gifts, clothing and personal items in hopes of demostrating tokens of love, support and awareness for prevention practices. Last year the youth group was...
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To kick off this joint project of Hamilton Middle School and Western Montana RSVP, a group of seventh-graders did preliminary research on the dangers of the Internet and how to avoid predators. Based on what they learned, they prepared a list of guidelines suitable for all ages. Next, senior volunteers were invited to join the students for an E-mail Set-up and Safety Day, consisting of...
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(Adapted from an article by Bill Lilley that ran in the Beacon Journal on February 18, 2008) A dozen senior citizens, 20 students from Our Lady of the Elms High School and a poem about the environment written more than 100 years ago might not seem like a natural mix. But that's the equation Inese Alvarez, program director for the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and Marcie...
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RSVP of Jefferson County, Ohio partnered with Harding Middle School and Jefferson Community College to build a community rain garden at the Jefferson Community College parking lot on May 15, 2008. Fifteen RSVP volunteers age 55 and older signed on to participate (though threat of rain caused only 5 to attend) in partnership with 10 youth from the local middle school. Overall, 29 volunteers...
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This project expanded on an existing partnership to add a service-learning component to ongoing mentoring relationships. RSVP mentors and their mentees engaged in service together, choosing one of two opportunities: 1) One group volunteered at the Northwest Iowa Food Bank to learn about the scope and depth of hunger in their community. Six mentors and their mentees packed over 300 bags of...
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