Grenier volunteers at NYC soup kitchen
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Adrian Grenier, who's usually busy either being a celebrity or playing one on TV, took a break to hang out in more humble surroundings and serve up some grub at a soup kitchen.
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They gave Greg Porter the key to the city for his volunteer work after Hurricane Katrina. Then, he says, they showed him the door.
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With Christmas just days away, The Salvation Army is pushing to gets its to-do list done. That includes putting together food and gift bags for some 3,800 children
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For decades, Salvation Army volunteers, ringing bells as they stand beside bright red kettles, have been a holiday fixture outside stores nationwide.
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A new cooking device lets backyard chefs tend to their guests rather than their meats.
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Portland, Oregon's Sharie Sanderlin organizes a large-scale volunteer response to the simulated effects of a dirty bomb.
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Who is the new chef/host/spender in town?
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By Marni Pyke  mpyke@@dailyherald.com  Whether you're seeking help for a personal crisis or simply want to volunteer, a new Web site offers dozens of answers in minutes.
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The staff at the Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse knows many of the homeless men and women who roam Boston's streets once served in the armed forces. For years, the small Roxbury nonprofit has helped by finding them jobs.
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By Carolyn P. Smith, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Sep. 10--EAST ST. LOUIS -- Clothing, food are given away free   Photo courtesy of Douglas Clark Jr. Pastor Yulrie Tanner said he's a product of East St. Louis and has always wanted to give back to his community.
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By Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Feb. 21--Rochester churches are accepting donations of wheelchairs,  walkers and other rehabilitation equipment for Wheels for the World.
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Trying to avert another round of flight disruptions, airline is asking for volunteers from its nonunion workforce to work for free at its Philadelphia operations over New Year's weekend.
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By THERESA CURRY  By Theresa curry  Correspondent  WHEN IT WAS time for supper in her Brooklyn neighborhood, it wasn't unusual to find teenager Linda Morrissey in the kitchen, getting a start on the evening meal for the family of six.
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At least 1,000 volunteers reach out to evacuees; local fire crews get additional backup.
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A Yale graduate who quit a finance job in New York to volunteer for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, Chris Wyant knows exactly how long he can afford to work for free. "As long as he lasts or until he wins November of '08," Wyant said, laughing. "Or until I'm so bankrupt that, you know, I need to get a real job. Whichever comes first &#151; hopefully, hopefully November '08."
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"If I'm in my home, I am depressed. I don't have anything to do. When I come here, I converse with people, I have responsibilities." That's Rebeca Sanchez, a Peruvian volunteer at the Falls Church offices of the Hispanic Committee of Virginia (www.hcva.org). The cheerful 85-year-old goes on, speaking her native Spanish through a translator: "I've never volunteered before. This is my first time."
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A nonprofit group, Vocational Foundation Inc., has been helping young New York City residents move into the world of work since it was established in 1936.