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	<title>Get Out And Give Back &#187; Literacy</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>Community Lodgings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago I wrote a story about kids who read to puppies. When Community Lodgings asked me to help with Read Aloud, their reading program created for toddlers whose parents attended evening life skills classes, I was ready for &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/08/16/community-lodgings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Reading Connection – Read On!</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/06/06/the-reading-connection-%e2%80%93-read-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s not to love about a nonprofit that gives kids a book to read each week?  The Reading Connection does that, and more, and last week I found out just how much good can be done in one hour. The &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/06/06/the-reading-connection-%e2%80%93-read-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Read On!</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2009/05/03/read-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 12:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laura Bain (guest columnist)       (Laura Bain is a reading specialist in a rural Ohio elementary school and is passionate about the importance of teaching kids to read.  She’s also one of my dearest friends. &#8211; Jane Hess Collins) &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2009/05/03/read-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Win Win</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2008/08/07/win-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tina Smith Houchin (guest writer)               A few years ago, I began reflecting on my life and my place in this world. I had always lived in Logan County, Ohio, and wished I had experienced more of the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2008/08/07/win-win/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Get Out and Give Back &#8211; in any Language</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2005/05/18/get-out-and-give-back-in-any-language/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2005 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kannon58</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Το στοίχημα εσείς δεν μπορείτε να διαβάσετε αυτό. Bet you can’t read this, at least not without a Greek language tutorial. Now imagine yourself surrounded by these intimidating shapes – in newspapers, webpages, street signs, grocery stores … Now imagine &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2005/05/18/get-out-and-give-back-in-any-language/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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