February 2012
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Watchgood:
Ellen DeGeneres Helps Heroic Teacher Who Pledged to Work for Free
Last month, teachers in Chester, Pennsylvania were hailed as heroes when they pledged to work for free after their school district ran out of the funds to make payroll. The segment, which you can see above, included footage of the district’s impoverished students and evidence of how budget cuts have gutted the schools.
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January 2012
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You're not going to save the world doing it, but... →
Volunteer seat-fillers are needed for Hollywood’s biggest shows: SAG awards, Oscars and Grammys … here’s how!
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Why Is Selena Gomez Going to the Congo? →
“I was talking to Joel Madden and he works with Unicef and he went to the Congo,” Gomez said. “He said it was the most intense thing he had ever done in his entire life—and the best thing he had ever done.”
We love that Selena Gomez is continuing her work as a UNICEF ambassador—two years and counting!
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Golden Globes Give Back: Organizers Raise... →
“It’s a chance for people to give back I think, there are a lot of people here that are enjoying wealth and happiness, and it’s always good to remember that there are people out there that could use a little love.” - Barry Walker, founder of Gobble, Gobble Give
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December 2011
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iVolunteer...to volunteer more in 2012? →
It’s that time of year again. Time to renew the old gym pass, vow to call your mother 3 times a week and make a vision board of your soon-to-be-body (for us guys, it’s a combo of Leo’s eyes, Hugh’s smile and Gosling’s abs -we don’t care if it was Photoshop). Anyway, the point is, New Year’s Day is a chance to renew our commitments to our health, family, and issues that we care about – and...
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For Today: Saturday 3rd December 2011 →
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A good thing:
1000 Habitat for Humanity volunteers will build 84 houses alongside low-income families in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in 2012 as part of three ‘Big Build’ events.
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November 2011
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“Who knows what plans can be made over a second helping of mashed potatoes.”
– Michael Nealis in today’s HandsOn Blog post suggesting how to give back through your own Thanksgiving dinner.
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Rise and Honor Veterans today. Post your message... →
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“It was a long road from that hospital bed to the ballroom floor of Dancing With...”
– J.R. Martinez in HuffPost Impact. Tune in to ABC tomorrow night at 8pm/7c for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Rise and Honor: A Veterans Day Special, which J.R. says is “a long title for a program that goes a long way.”
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October 2011
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“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“One is not born into the world to do everything but to do something.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Exotic Animal Survivors From Zanesville Farm In... →
When Terry Thompson released over fifty animals from his private farm into the city of Zainesville, Ohio—just first committing suicide—only six animals survived. The Huffington Post has rounded up ways you can help the three leopards, two Celebes macaques and a young grizzly bear, and fight to ban the private ownership of exotic animals so that this never happens again.
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March 2011
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