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Make a Difference Day

During National Volunteer Week, 'Look For The Helpers'

Michelle Nunn | Posted 04.24.2013 | Impact
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Michelle Nunn

Last week, as so many of us tried to make sense of the terrible events in Boston, this message from the beloved children's television host Fred Rogers...

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Can You Really Make a Difference?

Joanne Goldblum | Posted 01.08.2013 | Impact
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Joanne Goldblum

I am not Bill Gates, though, and neither are you. So where does that leave us? Can ordinary people be a force for change? I believe they can.

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Top Local Volunteer Projects On Make A Difference Day

Posted 10.27.2012 | Impact
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Make A Difference Day, the nation’s largest day of service, activates millions of Americans to do outreach work in their local communities. The...

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Gearing Up for Make A Difference Day 2011

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 12.21.2011 | Impact
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Lisa M. Dietlin

Make A Difference Day is this Saturday, October 22nd! What will you be doing to participate?

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generationOn -- Empowering Kids to Better Their World

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Generationon, Children for Children, Make a Difference Day, Kids Care Clubs, Youth Activism, The Hasbro Children's Fund, Impact News
Michelle Nunn

This past Saturday hundreds of young people joined together to launch generationOn, a global youth service movement that encourages all kids to discover their power and potential to solve real world problems through service.

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Make A Difference Day: Saturday's Event Brings Together Millions Of Volunteers

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Nineteen years ago, USA WEEKEND magazine initiated Make A Difference Day, an event to encourage volunteerism and action on the fourth Saturday of ever...

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Jimmy Kimmel And Habitat For Humanity: Show's Staff Volunteers For National Service Week

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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If you've followed Impact this week, you'll know that it's National Service Week, sponsored by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) and iPartic...

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