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Carter Work Project Day 3: ‘The Volunteers are Very Cool’
Overfelt High School’s Habitat for Humanity Club. I lived to see Day 3 of the Habitat for Humanity Carter Work Project (CWP) in San Jose, something I wasn’t too sure about at the end of Day 2, when...
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Startup Solving In-Kind Donation Challenges for Nonprofits, Donors
Clothing and blanket drives are popular this time of year, but in-kind donations can pose a challenge, not only for donors who have to coordinate dropping off items, but also for nonprofits that...
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#GivingTuesday Asks Us to Open Wallets for More Than Shopping
Just as “Black Friday” branded itself into the collective consciousness, #GivingTuesday is on a pace to do the same for single-day charitable giving. Already the event has doubled in size over last...
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Bay Area Holiday Toy Drives Need Some Elves (Like You)
This is a 2013 list. See the 2014 list. You can be a Santa’s helper and make the holidays brighter for Bay Area children by donating to a local toy drive in the coming weeks. If you’re already out...
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Holiday Toy Drive Donation Deadlines Almost Here
The Campbell Mom Squad is hosting a drive for EMQ FamiliesFirst, ending Dec. 15. With Christmas just about two weeks away, a number of Bay Area toy drives have deadlines coming up in the next several...
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Sacred Heart Needs 9,000 Toys; Holiday Donation Drives in Final Stretch
Last week I reported that Sacred Heart Community Service in San Jose was short by 17,000 toys, and that number has shrunk to 9,000. But Christmas is just a week away, and if those gifts are going to...
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Leukemia Slayer Plays Santa For Fourth Year
Jacob Goeders, the Leukemia Slayer, may have conquered cancer and moved clear across the country this year, but he’s not about to let go of his beloved annual Santa Slayer Project he started four years...
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It’s Time to Donate Turkeys
Buying a turkey this weekend for your Thanksgiving table? Pick up one or two more frozen birds to donate to local charities, and while you’re at it, consider buying canned hams, canned soup and other...
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SF Bay Area Holiday Toy Drives are Waiting for Your Donations
Toys for Tots Poster, 1948 Make this holiday season even merrier by brightening the lives of Bay Area children with donations of toys, clothing, food, and other needed items. Dozens of nonprofits are...
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Five Ways to be a Good Neighbor in the New Year
The old year is put to bed, and the New Year is still waking up and getting started. As you rise up with it, consider some ways to make this year a little happier for you and those around you. You can...
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