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	<title>Get Out And Give Back &#187; Holidays</title>
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		<title>Wrapping it up with The Reading Connection</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/12/05/wrapping-it-up-with-the-reading-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December of 2005 I volunteered to gift-wrap for the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia and discovered that teenagers rule the world. Two pretty teens worked with me, and when they smiled, complete strangers stuffed the donation box with cash. Fast &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/12/05/wrapping-it-up-with-the-reading-connection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis the Season for Giving</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[     Giving is down in both time and money, and need is up. That’s what several philanthropy studies are reporting, and given some of the depressing economic news, it’s not a huge surprise. Many charities, understandably, have stepped up their efforts &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2010/12/06/tis-the-season-for-giving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Thanks</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2009/11/26/giving-thanks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eldercare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just come back home after spending a few hours at a nursing home as part of the Holiday Project (www.holidayproject.org).  According to the team lead, 60% of people in nursing home never get visitors, even over the holidays.  So, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2009/11/26/giving-thanks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, America</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2009/07/09/happy-birthday-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[     July, I think, is our most patriotic month. Maybe it’s the explosion of fireworks on the fourth day, or that all of America turns red, white and blue, or that last weekend my husband and I were lucky enough to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2009/07/09/happy-birthday-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Phone-ies</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2008/12/11/phone-ies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There’s a special place in heaven for customer service representatives who work the other end of a phone line. I read an on-line story a few months back about how even the meekest of us can be abusive on the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2008/12/11/phone-ies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Make a Joyful Noise</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2007/12/05/make-a-joyful-noise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eldercare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every holiday season I get an email from The Holiday Project (www.holiday-project.org) chapter in my area inviting me to sing at a nursing home.  Figuring there was safety in numbers (i.e., someone in the group could actually sing and drown &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2007/12/05/make-a-joyful-noise/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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