Word: volunteerism
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The American Liver Foundation began the practice of raising money for charity through volunteer Boston Marathon runners in 1989. This year, the Boston Athletic Association allocated 1,350 marathon numbers for people running in support of charity.
Lieutenant Reed Peeples, a former Peace Corps volunteer whose 2nd platoon patrolled the area around the school, put it more simply: "For months, we've been trying to win over the people of this town - and we haven't produced anything tangible. They are sitting on the fence, waiting to...
We sat on thin rugs, beneath one of the balconies. Ellis took off his helmet and deftly, gently, always smiling, questioned Rahman. He didn't ask anything very direct, like how Rahman - who said he was 17 - earned a living, and the boy didn't volunteer any information. Ellis asked...
Shannon E. Cleary ’12, an OSAPR volunteer who helped organize the Project, said that telling stories through artwork can help survivors of sexual violence to “let out all the emotions ranging from guilt to fear, from regret to anger, from helplessness to hope for...
Julia H. Nunan-Saah ’11, an OSAPR volunteer and an organizer of the Clothesline Project, said that the initiative allows survivors to find support from those around them.