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help create a world without cancer—please

January 1st, 2010
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Every year since my mom passed away I volunteer to send letters to my neighbors asking for donations on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Typically I only get one, maybe two, donations from these letters. This year I have decided to set up my own website through the American Cancer Society to try to [...]

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christmas caroling 2009

December 19th, 2009
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This evening we took our second annual trip with our homeschooling coop group to a local assisted living center to spread some holiday cheer. The kids sang their songs and distributed treats they had baked to the residents. It was a lot of fun. Aidan was rehearsing all week for the big day. He sang [...]

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another two hours well spent, happy holidays

December 28th, 2008
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The day after Christmas, we trekked out to Aurora, IL with some of our extended family to the Feed My Starving Children facility to pack food for children in developing nations that are literally eating dirt and rocks to stave off feelings of hunger. • 2 hours • 84 volunteers • 102 boxes of food [...]

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