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		<title>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (or anywhere)</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/12/16/boys-girls-clubs-of-greater-washington-or-anywhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Greater Washington ICON 11 Talent Showcase winners Question: What do District of Columbia Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Georgetown University Men’s Head Basketball Coach JohnThompson III and Roy Hibbert Jr. of the Indiana Pacers have &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/12/16/boys-girls-clubs-of-greater-washington-or-anywhere/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/12/12/boys-girls-clubs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The girls from the Dunbar Alexandria-Olympic site of the Boys &#38; Girls Clubs of Greater Washington rock their handmade napkin rings. &#160; Good news! The Dunbar Alexandria-Olympic site of the Boys &#38; Girls Club of Greater Washington (BGCGW) in Old &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/12/12/boys-girls-clubs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jubilee Jobs</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/08/29/jubilee-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever searched for a job, you know how important it is to own computer. Imagine how difficult it would be to find work if you didn’t have one. Now imagine trying to find a job if you didn’t &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/08/29/jubilee-jobs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Community Lodgings</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/08/16/community-lodgings/</link>
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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>Beacon House&#8217;s Great Leap</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/07/19/530/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The email from Stacey Erd, Beacon House’s executive director, read like an order of battle. With precise start and end times, I was to read to kindergarteners, discuss self-esteem, careers and confidence with preteen girls, serve lunch, then help &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/07/19/530/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A-SPAN: Homeless Soccermania and More</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/06/20/a-span-homeless-soccermania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took a soccer class in college nearly, well, never mind, but it was before soccer really caught on in the United states.  I was terrible then and I am terrible now.  And I know I’m terrible now because my &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/06/20/a-span-homeless-soccermania/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jailhouse Art</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/05/31/jailhouse-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three things I never knew about jails: 1. They need volunteers to do lots of interesting things 2. Jail is not the same as prison 3. Some inmates are incredibly artistic I discovered these factoids last week at the Alexandria &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/05/31/jailhouse-art/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Girls on the Run &#8211; Running for Greatness</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/05/26/girls-on-the-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I retired from the United States Air Force in September of 2009, I was most excited about never, ever having to run again.  Running is part of the mililtary culture, and even though the Air Force only requires one timed 1.5 mile &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/05/26/girls-on-the-run/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Friends of Guest House &#8211; Be the Cred</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/05/24/friends-of-guest-house-be-the-cred/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 19:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends of Guest House exec director Kari Galloway (right) hugs a house resident who shared her story at a fundraiser. Deborah H. lives at Friends of Guest House (FOGH), a 1920’s vinyl-sided house in the Del Ray part of Alexandria.  &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/05/24/friends-of-guest-house-be-the-cred/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Discovery Riders &#8211; Horse Play</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/05/24/discovery-riders-horse-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 19:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love horses?  Therapeutic equestrian programs are all over the country and always need help.  These kids learn teamwork and cooperation by leading a horse through an obstacle course. Animals are so much more non-threatening that people.  I guess that’s why &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2011/05/24/discovery-riders-horse-play/">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>Get Out and Give Back &#8211; Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund</title>
		<link>http://getoutandgiveback.com/2005/11/17/get-out-and-give-back-hoop-dreams-scholarship-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kannon58</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get Out and Give Back &#8211; Hoop Dreams Scholarship FundBy Jane Hess This column is about to take on a new twist – a twist that will hopefully encourage more of you to “get out and give back.” Starting with &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://getoutandgiveback.com/2005/11/17/get-out-and-give-back-hoop-dreams-scholarship-fund/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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