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Howard County Volunteer of the Year Know any great volunteers? The Howard County Executive and County Council are seeking nominations for Howard County’s Volunteer of the Year 2010. Nominations will be accepted for individuals (youth and adults), groups or businesses that have demonstrated commitment and dedication to our community. All nominees will be honored at [...]
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Volunteer Days at the Howard County Fair – August 9 and 10, 2010 A limited number of tickets for volunteers for the Howard County Fair courtesy of the County Executive’s Office are available at the Volunteer Center Serving Howard County. Tickets Admit One Volunteer free on either Monday, August 9 or Tuesday, August 10. For [...]
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As summer starts, we’re thinking about opportunities for young people in Howard County to make a difference. Hopefully you’ve already seen our latest Volunteer Opportunities for Teens guide (the summer 2010 edition) and of course you know about Camp Make a Difference (which starts next week). Allan Nicholas, President of Hammond High School’s National Honor [...]
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Miley Cyrus, ambassador for Service Nation and founder of Get Ur Good On, is encouraging YOU to participate in the YouTube Video Volunteers program. Create a video highlighting a service organization that you really care about and submit it to YouTube Video Volunteers by June 24th. The top three videos will appear next to Miley’s [...]
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Congratulations to George Pittman, recipient of a 2010 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for his outstanding service to Stevens Forest Elementary School! Sincerest thank you for your unwavering commitment to inspiring young people. George Pittman began volunteering when Stevens Forest Elementary School first opened its doors in 1972. As he would state, “It is my civic [...]
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As National Volunteer Week begins, we celebrate those who do what they can to make a difference through volunteer service to our communities each and every day. We’d like to say thank you to our 4,000 registered volunteers and 250 registered nonprofit & governmental agencies for meeting needs including those related to human services, arts [...]
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The Spirit of Columbia Scholarship award can help with college expenses Are you a high school senior who’s been involved in service to the Columbia community? If so, you still have time to apply for the Spirit of Columbia Scholarship award. They’ve extended the application deadline to March 26th. $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to [...]
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Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. Starting on January 1, 2010, Disney (in partnership with the HandsOn Network) will begin distributing free one-day passes to eligible volunteers. That’s right – FREE. How does this work? It’s pretty simple. If you’re interested in the program, you can search and sign-up via Disney’s website. Once you [...]
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National Volunteer Week is our time to say thank you to all of the incredible people in our community who volunteer Maybe you are motivated by an issue: animal welfare, education, health, children, the environment, aging, arts and culture, or others. Perhaps you have a specific skill or talent that you like to share: building, [...]
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Think about the people you know. It could be someone you work with, someone in your school or faith-community, or someone in your neighborhood. It could be a friend or a person in your family. It could be someone from a community or social group. Maybe you’ve always thought of them as the person who [...]
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