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Nearly 16,000 Thais ignored the false rumors that they were being infected by the AIDS virus, and overcame their fears of becoming social outcasts to participate in the first HIV vaccine trials to show positive results.
Hundreds of volunteers have picked up trash, practiced foreign languages and prepared to greet the thousands of visitors arriving in Pittsburgh this week for the two-day Group of 20 economic summit.
Organizers are looking for 15,000 volunteers to help with the first soccer World Cup to be held in Africa.
Utah, a state that has always been a leader in the percentage of residents who volunteer, appears to have inadvertently found a way to boost volunteerism: a four-day workweek.
If you’ve ever ridden a train and wondered what was rolling by your window, Amtrak and the National Park Service (NPS) may be able to help. This summer, on-board volunteers are riding the rails, pointing out local landmarks and putting the countryside in context from Upstate New York to Southern California.
Here's a list of the percentages of Americans who volunteered in 2006-2007 combined. The first percentage is for 16- to 18-year-olds; the second for 19- to 24-year-olds; and the third is age 25 and up.
Volunteering has helped define a generation of young Americans who are known for their do-gooder ways. Many high schools require community service before graduation. And these days, donating time to a charitable organization is all but expected on a young person's college or job application.
Scientists want to study the health effects of an asbestos-like mineral used widely in western North Dakota and linked to cancer elsewhere, but they're having a hard time finding volunteers for testing.
Meghan McCloskey heard the call to service when she was in college, applying to the Peace Corps during her senior year. That call only got louder as she realized her shrinking job options in the faltering economy.
The mayor of Kansas City, Mo., is fighting an ordinance that prohibits his wife from volunteering full time in his office.
In no-contest California, where polls show Barack Obama leading by miles, what's a campaign volunteer to do?
IBM Corp. pledged Monday to contribute $250 million in services to charities and nonprofit groups, expanding a program that sends rising stars within the company to developing countries to polish their leadership skills in diverse environments.
Five sex offenders filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that a tough new Georgia law that bans them from volunteering at churches also robs them of their right to participate in religious worship.
A little lime green car with "Hello Kitty" written on the side may be an unlikely symbol of salvation.
Karinda Washington, managing partner of BOTS Entertainment in Detroit, caught the voluntourism bug just over a year ago. She was working as a chaperone on a bus tour put together by Students Today Leaders Forever, a Minneapolis-based non-profit group that encourages students to “pay it forward” by combining travel, volunteer work and education.
The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute will pay volunteers as much as $4,000 to be bitten by mosquitoes infected with malaria. Scientists say no lives are in danger because the volunteers can be cured. The institute is testing which vaccines work fastest.
The number of volunteer militiamen helping patrol the Baghdad area should grow nearly fourfold to 45,000 next year and will assume roles under Iraqi military command, a security official said Wednesday.
The young Israeli is a volunteer working with severely disabled children. He helps them to eat, dress, go to the bathroom. For this, he says, he has been branded a traitor.
A volunteer said Friday he was acting on orders from White House staffers when he helped eject three people from a taxpayer-funded event President Bush was attending, according to the man's attorney.
Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.
Don't Bother Writing SantaWhen a postal worker identified a registered sex offender working as a volunteer of the Operation Santa program, the United States Postal Service decided to change the rules nationwide for how we communicate with Old Saint Nick.
No more letters from North Pole? Ho ho oh no!Since 1954, volunteers in North Pole, Alaska, have opened thousands of letters addressed to Santa and sent replies with North Pole postmarks. But after one volunteer was recognized as a sex offender, the Postal Service is dropping the program - and people are outraged.
Somebody to Love? A Heart-Wrenching Glimpse of Unwanted Puppies and Those Who Love ThemI can't look at these photos without tears coming to my eyes. Anyone wishing to support the work of this organization can do so through their website. As of today I am a financial supporter myself.
5 Ways Volunteering Can Save Your Job SearchVolunteering provides many benefits, including potentially helping one's job search.
Books are the most wonderful treasures meant to be shared. From the time my sons were babies my husband and I read to them. It's the best time to start reading aloud because it's not really so much what you read as how you read it to them.
Bruce Pearl, coach of Tennessee Volunteers, apologizes for joke he made at fundraiser - ESPNTennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl has apologized for an off-the-cuff joke he made about a rural area of the state at a charity fundraiser Thursday, calling it "inappropriate."
Real-life 'superheroes' NEW BEDFORD (Massachusetts) - INSIDE a hotel room in this New England port city, a superhero assumed his disguise before hitting the street.
Workers cleaning up shore find beheaded animals Volunteer workers helping clean up Tampa's shoreline found more than just trash -- three beheaded animals.
Good News Wednesday: Volunteer Collects 100,000 Cans to Raise 19 SmilesGeorge Ouellette may be retired after 40 years as a salesman, but he still works up to six or seven hours per day walking through parks, hillsides, along busy roads and even rummaging through garbage cans to collect cans and bottles to help create smiles for children in need.
Volunteers snorkle for scallopsThe condition of area waters were put to the test this morning during the Great Bay Scallop Search.
50+ Volunteers Look For Serial Rapist A group of about 50 Detroit men determined to catch the serial eastside rapist before he attacks again, took to the streets Thursday night.
Dumbledore's Army: Charity Changing the World | Good News WednesdayRemember how the kids at Hogwarts assembled Dumbledore's Army to fight against the Dark Arts? Well, that's kind of happening in real life, too.
Volunteers fix up home for foster care family - Bay News 9Saturday morning a foster care organization began fixing up the home of a family that has gone above and beyond by opening their home to children for over a decade.
Los Angeles's Imagine LA Program Helps Homeless: A City of Angels for the Homeless The Imagine LA program founded by a minister seeks to deal with homelessness in Los Angeles.
The American political scene has gotten to the point where the everyday ordinary Joe is ignored when it comes to his positions on the issues facing Congress.
Saving a key with oysters | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, ClearwaterVolunteers are dumping lots of oysters in the Tampa Bay. It's for a good cause. Tampa Bay Watch and the partnership with Audubon of Florida are creating 300 feet of new oyster shell reefs on Whiskey Stump Key.
Peace Corps Salutes Its Age 50+ VolunteersIn May the Peace Corps is recognizing those among its volunteers who are over the age of 50.
Postcard from DharamsalaThis experience came about during my first journey to McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India when I was introduced to Wendy. Sharing a table at the Peace Café, over a bowl of hot thugkpa she introduced me to the benevolent organization, Tong-Len.
More Older Americans Signing on to Volunteer Abroad"A growing number of Americans over 50 are" volunteering internationally.
This past weekend, I had the honor of doing a speech before a group of 800 delegates from around the state for a Not-For-Profit I am an elected official of. I was re-elected as the vice-president of the organization which represents, this year, 69,600 member families.
Dog walkers help homeless pooches find ownersELLENSBURG, Wash. — They've become a common sight in Ellensburg: Volunteers walking dogs adorned in neon green vests proclaiming "shelter dog needs home."
Calif. woman mistaken for girl's suspected killerA California woman who has the same name as the Sunday school teacher charged with murdering an 8-year-old girl says she's getting death threats from people mistaking her for the suspect.
Death penalty sought in Fla. toddler\'s slayingFlorida prosecutors plan to seek to the death penalty against Casey Anthony, who is charged with murdering her young daughter whose remains were found in swampy woods months after she was reported missing.
Death penalty sought in Fla. toddler's slayingFlorida prosecutors plan to seek to the death penalty against Casey Anthony, who is charged with murdering her young daughter whose remains were found in swampy woods months after she was reported missing.
Swedish parishioners unveil Jesus Lego statueParishioners at a church in Sweden celebrated Easter on Sunday by unveiling a nearly 6-foot-tall statue of Jesus that they had built out of 30,000 Lego blocks.
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