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The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards medallions. Source: Prudential Financial
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Call for Changemakers: North Carolina’s Top Youth Volunteers Urged to Apply

September 10, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  In this time of disruption due to COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to celebrate young people making a difference through volunteer service. From September 10 through November 10, 2020, Prudential Financial and the National […]

Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) logo Source: Bill Crabtree, Town of Wake Forest
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Wake Forest, NC: “Potato Drop” Needs Volunteers for Feb. 29 Potato Bagging

February 20, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST), the Society of St. Andrew and a network of Wake County partners committed to a sustainable food future are recruiting volunteers for the 2020 Wake Forest Potato […]

Photo: Frank and Kay Whatley
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Wake Forest, NC: Volunteers & Teams needed for “Zombie Survival” on Oct.19

September 25, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host “Zombie Survival” on Saturday, October 19, 2019, 5:30-7pm, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, Wake Forest, North Carolina. Teams comprised of two-to-four […]

Volunteers at the January 2018 reforestation site. Source: Maggie Bailey, We Plant It Forward
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We Plant It Forward and Eno River Association Join Forces in Reforestation Project

February 9, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

93 Volunteers Successfully Plant 215 Trees on A 2-acre Field in The Confluence Natural Area Near The Eno River By Maggie Bailey, We Plant it Forward On Monday, January 15, 2018, We Plant It Forward and the […]

Miriam Espinosa (middle), environmental leader with Cummins-Rocky Mount Engine Plant and KAB Advisory Board member, accepted the Sponsor of the Year Award on the company’s behalf. Pictured (l-r) Cornelia McGee, Espinosa and James Alston, KAB Advisory Board chairman. Source: City of Rocky Mount NC.
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Volunteers Recognized for Working to Make the Twin Counties Litter-Free

May 17, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount NC Keep America Beautiful (KAB) of Nash and Edgecombe counties recently hosted an awards ceremony recognizing various community groups for their outstanding efforts in meeting the organization’s mission-keeping the […]

Habitat for Humanity of Wake County NC's logo.
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Habitat Wake Gathering Faith Builders to Build Eastern NC Homes

April 7, 2017 Kay Whatley

Habitat for Humanity of Wake County is preparing to build homes in Zebulon, Wendell, and Knightdale, North Carolina. They are seeking volunteers from the area to help build Habitat for Humanity homes for waiting families. […]

Source: Town of Knightdale, NC.
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Upcoming Knightdale Vendor Opportunities

April 4, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Megan Thornton, knightdalenc.gov Currently, the Town of Knightdale, North Carolina, is seeking vendors for The Market @ Knightdale Station Park. The Market opens in May and runs through October. Open the second Saturday of […]

Fish attractors. Source: Mark Fowlkes, NC Wildlife.
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Volunteers Needed to Build Fish Attractors in Union County NC

March 21, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Jodie B. Owen, ncwildlife.org The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, along with NC B.A.S.S., Riley’s Catch, and Union Parks and Recreation, is seeking volunteers to help build artificial fish attractors at Cane Creek Park. Volunteers […]

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Calls for Volunteers for NC Flooding Clean Up

October 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

Groups are working in the flooded towns of North Carolina helping clean up so residents may move back into their homes. Several groups seek volunteers in Eastern NC towns. Volunteer groups have teams gathering in Goldsboro, […]

spidery channels on Mars. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona.
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Citizen Scientists Seek South Pole Terrain “Spiders” on Mars

October 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Guy Webster (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Alan Fischer (Planetary Science Institute), Peter Michaud (Gemini Observatory), and Dwayne Brown and Laurie Cantillo (NASA Headquarters) Ten thousand volunteers viewing images of Martian south polar regions have helped identify targets for closer […]

For the second year, volunteers are needed to build "exclosures" and plant native vegetation in Lake Gaston, North Carolina. Source: ncwildlife.org.
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NC Wildlife Seeking Volunteers for Aquatic Planting

May 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

Wildlife Commission Seeks Volunteers for Lake Gaston Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Project Released by Jodie B. Owen, ncwildlife.org For a second year in a row, the NC Wildlife Resources Commission is asking for volunteers to help with […]

National Trails Day Celebration planned for Arvada CO. Source: arvadafestivals.com.
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City of Arvada Seeking Event Volunteers, Vendors

May 25, 2016 Kay Whatley

The City of Arvada, Colorado, is organizing several summer events and seeking volunteers and vendors. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks at events in June and July. Special vendors are needed for a July brew […]

Source: Nashville NC Chamber of Commerce.
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Volunteers Needed for Blooming Festival

April 19, 2016 Kay Whatley

The Nashville NC Chamber of Commerce has issued a “Call for Volunteers” for the annual Blooming Festival coming up May 5-7, 2016. According to the announcement by Jo Anne Cooper, help is needed with the Chamber […]

Photo Source: Julie Watson, City of Rocky Mount, NC.
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Down East Senior Games: Raising Funds, Rallying Volunteers

March 24, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor The 33rd annual Down East Senior Games (DESG) are scheduled for May 2-24, 2016. In preparation for these multi-city — Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Tarboro NC — senior games, fundraisers are being […]

Love bags and cookies lined up before the Zebulon House Valentine event. Photo: Kay Whatley, greyareanews.com
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Zebulon House Valentine’s Event

February 14, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor The morning of February 13, 2016, was cold and crisp. Inside Zebulon House, the assisted living residents and seniors were warm and enjoying visits from sponsors and volunteers there to bring […]

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The Strange-ness: Coffee Shop Doesn’t Sell Coffee

May 17, 2016

Manhattan Coffee Shop Only Sells Organic Half & Half — and Gives Coffee Away for Free A Wisconsin dairy is changing the way that a Manhattan coffee shop serves coffee.  Customers buy regional, organic cream, […]

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The Strange-ness: True Tale #2

October 23, 2017

It’s that time of year: dark nights, Halloween, strange costumes, and spooky tales. When the tales are true… well, it can make the cool evenings scarier and send a chill down your spine. Here is […]

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The Strange-ness: My Haunted Television

January 16, 2015

Contributed by Brenda Lambert, Member www.paranormalchasers.com You may not think of your TV as something that would be considered “haunted”, but here I’ll tell you of my personal experience, and you may just change your mind. So, here I […]

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