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Posts for March, 2013

Mar 11
AmeriCorps Week 2013
Posted by cmurphy to AmeriCorps Alums

Happy AmeriCorps Week! The goal of AmeriCorps Week is to bring awareness to the impact national service is making in cities across the country.

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Mar 08
Fulfill HOPE with service stint
Posted by cmurphy to Michelle Nunn
Written by Michelle Nunn, CEO of the Points of Light, and republished from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Georgia’s HOPE scholarship is one of the largest merit-based college scholarship programs in the United States, but it could be so much more. By rewarding both good grades and volunteer service, the HOPE scholarship could teach the rest of the nation how to produce educated, engaged citizens who know how to give back.
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Mar 08
Friday Volunteer News Round Up
Posted by cmurphy to Friday Volunteer News

Today is International Women's Day. It's a day to celebrate the potential of women and girls. To do amazing things. To change the world. And it's Friday! Are you partaking in activities for women's day? Share with us!

Here are the volunteer news from the week:

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Mar 07
International Volunteering Really Changed My Life
Posted by cmurphy to Inspiration, global volunteer

Today's post is written by Bill, who completed his undergraduate studies in Secondary Education from Arizona State University.  After college Bill spent some time teaching Senior Economics in Anthem, Arizona.  Bill is currently a traveling teacher, who has spent time teaching in the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and Asia, where he has taught English, Health, Geography, Social Studies, and Outdoor Education.

In 2008 I was currently studying to be your average everyday teacher.  I knew what I wanted to do, but wasn’t sure why.  Grades in school weren’t something I took pride in and a C was just as good as an A to me.

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